to dump
541
2.6
- verb
- /dʌmp/
:
tirar
- I just went across the hall to dump the trash.
- dump waste
- dump garbage
- dump tons
And the challenge is whoever can dump out the most alcohol.
- And the challenge is whoever can dump out the most alcohol.
- Now we've got the body dumped on the step outside.
- So we pulled over to dump our P tanks.
- So and then they just dump like hot soapy water.
- I'd try it and if I didn't like it then I'd dump it, you know?
- OK if you see people like dumping things, flushing things.
- I'm just going to cut this open and dump them in.
- Refugees start streaming in, brought from other stations and dumped on on Pell.
Examples
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I'm going to slowly dump the coffee into the water.
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The space captain grunted and began dumping containers of hot food into dishes, handing them around.
Fiction book (1991) -
So yeah, we're going to go ahead and dump it back in here.
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So go ahead and dump that in and just shake it a bit.
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Instead, he turned the bag over and dumped the ashes into the water.
Fiction book (1990) -
When I got back to Florence, I took everything I had and dumped it in the Arno.
Academic text (2015) -
The little man was lifting up a small cage and dumping its contents into the big one.
Fiction book (1990) -
I decided to dump all the old papers into the recycling bin before moving.
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After the party, we had to dump the leftover food in the trash.
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He quickly dumped his backpack on the floor when he got home.
Synonyms
722
2.7
To take someone or something from a vehicle and leave them at a place
477
1.8
To get rid of something you do not want, for example by putting it in the bin
234
4.4
To abandon a person, plan, or thing suddenly
202
1.8
To put something in the trash because you do not want it
149
3.4
Get rid of something by throwing it away, selling it, or giving it to someone
130
2.7
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
57
4.2
To throw something away carelessly
39
2.7
To throw away things you do not want
34
1.0
To throw away something you no longer want
31
1.3
To carry the garbage from your home to an outside bin for collection
30
3.7
To throw away something that is no longer useful
29
7.8
Throw things from a ship or plane to make it lighter
13
3.0
To throw away things that are no longer useful
11
6.7
To tear something into pieces or throw it away and start again
5
2.0
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
4
4.1
To throw away things you no longer want
1
3.7
To throw away things you do not want
1
9.1
To give up something important in a careless or disrespectful way
1
3.8
To quickly remove something you have or that bothers you
1
8.6
To get rid of something permanently
To take off or get rid of something quickly and without care
To throw something away and stop using it
To empty dirty liquid or other waste from a container like a bucket
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Jargon
1
9.5
A plan that uses false news to raise a stock price and sell shares, leaving other investors with losses
- Specialized
A file that shows what is in a computer's memory when a program crashes to help find errors
How Careless
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb dump comes from an old German word dumpen meaning 'to fall' or 'to drop', so to dump something is to drop or throw it down carelessly.