to dump
- verb
- /dʌmp/
- Informal
- I know he's going to dump her, though, you know that.
I know he's going to dump her, though, you know that.
- I know he's going to dump her, though, you know that.
- And it's about a guy who's dumped by the his childhood sweetheart.
- Your sister probably dumped me, So tell us about that.
- Now even some Republicans are suggesting maybe Trump should dump Vance over this whole thing.
- OK, I dumped first and I wanted back.
- Yeah, the person goes let us know when she dumps his crusty ass.
- Harris Harris dumped his girlfriend to go on a Yeah.
- So you, you were just dumped by your boyfriend or girlfriend.
- But like, now it's like, you know, somebody dumps you as an adult.
- I actually dumped a guy for looking at me.
- And so she, she dumped me and, and I, I quit drinking.
- What, what is their path forward that do they dump Dave or do they go tell Dave?
- That was the catalyst is my baby Mama dumped me.
- Do I tell my bestie she's going to get dumped?
- In couples news, if Chris gets fat, he will get dumped.
- Oh my gosh, he dumped me soon after.
Examples
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Is that why you dumped him?
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Oh my gosh, he dumped me soon after.
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I can try to dump them again.
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Oh, my gosh, yeah, please dump him.
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OK, I dumped first and I wanted back.
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I actually dumped a guy for looking at me.
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Well, the next time she gets dumped, we'll take her to New York.
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So you, you were just dumped by your boyfriend or girlfriend.
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But we've all been dumped and rejected, right?
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After months of arguing, she finally decided to dump him without any explanation.
Synonyms
Leave someone or something behind permanently and without care
End a relationship with someone, for example a romantic or business partner
To end a romantic relationship with someone
To abandon a person, plan, or thing suddenly
To end a close relationship and go separate ways
To suddenly leave a partner in a careless, unkind way
Suddenly stop seeing or talking to someone
Get rid of someone or something you no longer want
To stop depending on someone or something and become independent
To tell someone to leave their job or to stop using something
End someone's job or relationship suddenly and without warning
To end a relationship or job suddenly and harshly
To suddenly end someone's job or a relationship, often without warning
To end a relationship with a boyfriend or girlfriend
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Jargon
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 Abrupt
Surface Forms
Etymology
To dump someone (end a relationship) uses the same basic idea of 'discarding' from dumpen 'to drop', so the break-up is shown as throwing the person away like rubbish.