Dump
verb
To put down or drop something in a careless way.
He dumped his clothes on the floor.
Often appears as...
- dump something somewhere
- dump on the floor
verb
To get rid of something unwanted.
They dumped the stolen goods.
Often appears as...
- dumped the waste
- dumped the old furniture
verb
To end a romantic relationship with someone.
She dumped him two weeks ago.
Often appears as...
- dump someone
- dumped by someone
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Colloquial
noun
A place where waste is left.
The city's garbage dump is overcrowded.
Often appears as...
- garbage dump
- dump site
verb
To copy data from a system to another place or system, usually in a way that can be used again.
I had to dump the contents of my computer onto a hard drive.
Often appears as...
- dump data
- dump files
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Technical
noun
An unpleasant and dirty place.
Their house is a real dump.
Often appears as...
- place is a dump
- live in a dump
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
verb
To put down or drop something in a careless way.
He dumped his clothes on the floor.
Often appears as...
- dump something somewhere
- dump on the floor
verb
To get rid of something unwanted.
They dumped the stolen goods.
Often appears as...
- dumped the waste
- dumped the old furniture
verb
To end a romantic relationship with someone.
She dumped him two weeks ago.
Often appears as...
- dump someone
- dumped by someone
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A place where waste is left.
The city's garbage dump is overcrowded.
Often appears as...
- garbage dump
- dump site
verb
To copy data from a system to another place or system, usually in a way that can be used again.
I had to dump the contents of my computer onto a hard drive.
Often appears as...
- dump data
- dump files
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An unpleasant and dirty place.
Their house is a real dump.
Often appears as...
- place is a dump
- live in a dump
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Careless Action
Indicates a lack of care or thought when placing something.
He just dumped his bike in the driveway.
Pro Tip 2/2Quick Disposal
Suggests doing something quickly, often without considering the consequences.
She dumped her drink in the sink and left.
Pro Tip 1/2Careless Action
Indicates a lack of care or thought when placing something.
He just dumped his bike in the driveway.
Pro Tip 2/2Quick Disposal
Suggests doing something quickly, often without considering the consequences.
She dumped her drink in the sink and left.
Pro Tip 1/2Careless Action
Indicates a lack of care or thought when placing something.
He just dumped his bike in the driveway.
Pro Tip 2/2Quick Disposal
Suggests doing something quickly, often without considering the consequences.
She dumped her drink in the sink and left.
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A radical plan to end...
particularly in the most impoverished. Yet we throw it away. So this would allow the big companies to invest in recycling plants literally all over the world -- All over the world. Because the technology is low-capital cost, you can put it in at rubbish dumps, at the bottom of big hotels, garbage depots, everywhere,
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A Black man goes...
and people seemed to be turning to me to articulate their viewpoints, and honestly, it was sort of overwhelming. You see, the internet has this interesting quality. In one way, it totally brought the world together, and I remember being a kid and all of this utopian propaganda was being dumped on us
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The brain in love PIPE...
We found activity in the brain region, in exactly the same brain region associated with intense romantic love. What a bad deal. You know, when you've been dumped, the one thing you love to do is just forget about this human being, and then go on with your life -- but no, you just love them harder.
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Vermicomposting: How...
to local farms, hungry for rich fertilizer. So, instead of wasting money, dumping wasted food in landfills, we can remake waste into an asset, putting it back into our food system to make it more sustainable, all with the help of the humble worm, the tiny organism that can help us
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Your elusive creative...
And I started to think I should just dump this project. But then I remembered Tom talking to the open air and I tried it. So I just lifted my face up from the manuscript and I directed my comments to an empty corner of the room. And I said aloud, "Listen you, thing,
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Finding the transformativ...
moments that punctuate the the the rhythm of our lives the perhaps there actually were very very influenced by photography itself it's interesting that in about five years ago you know this material started being dumped in the Internet I've started
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Michael Pritchard: How...
desalinates it, for free, transports it over there, and dumps it onto the mountains, rivers, and streams. And where do people live? Near water. All we've go to do is make it sterile. How do we do that? Well, we could use the Lifesaver bottle.
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The Call of Everest PIPE...
outhouses such as that to the left and I asked a porter well what do you do with it now and he said oh we take it down the road about 0 to 2 hours or so and then head west and go through a ravine and over some hills and we dump it in a
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Building a dinosaur from...
when a bird is pregnant. So here was the character that linked birds and dinosaurs. But Mary went further. She took the bone, and she dumped it into acid. Now we all know that bones are fossilized, and so if you dump it into acid,
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The Future Of The Oceans...
it's horrifying to think that plastic is being washed up on our beaches and brought back by our wildlife and we can't ignore it anymore it's really shocking you know our ocean is become a dumping
Video examples
A radical plan to end...
particularly in the most impoverished. Yet we throw it away. So this would allow the big companies to invest in recycling plants literally all over the world -- All over the world. Because the technology is low-capital cost, you can put it in at rubbish dumps, at the bottom of big hotels, garbage depots, everywhere,
Video examples
A Black man goes...
and people seemed to be turning to me to articulate their viewpoints, and honestly, it was sort of overwhelming. You see, the internet has this interesting quality. In one way, it totally brought the world together, and I remember being a kid and all of this utopian propaganda was being dumped on us
Video examples
The brain in love PIPE...
We found activity in the brain region, in exactly the same brain region associated with intense romantic love. What a bad deal. You know, when you've been dumped, the one thing you love to do is just forget about this human being, and then go on with your life -- but no, you just love them harder.
Video examples
Vermicomposting: How...
to local farms, hungry for rich fertilizer. So, instead of wasting money, dumping wasted food in landfills, we can remake waste into an asset, putting it back into our food system to make it more sustainable, all with the help of the humble worm, the tiny organism that can help us
Video examples
Your elusive creative...
And I started to think I should just dump this project. But then I remembered Tom talking to the open air and I tried it. So I just lifted my face up from the manuscript and I directed my comments to an empty corner of the room. And I said aloud, "Listen you, thing,
Video examples
Finding the transformativ...
moments that punctuate the the the rhythm of our lives the perhaps there actually were very very influenced by photography itself it's interesting that in about five years ago you know this material started being dumped in the Internet I've started
Video examples
Michael Pritchard: How...
desalinates it, for free, transports it over there, and dumps it onto the mountains, rivers, and streams. And where do people live? Near water. All we've go to do is make it sterile. How do we do that? Well, we could use the Lifesaver bottle.
Video examples
The Call of Everest PIPE...
outhouses such as that to the left and I asked a porter well what do you do with it now and he said oh we take it down the road about 0 to 2 hours or so and then head west and go through a ravine and over some hills and we dump it in a
Video examples
Building a dinosaur from...
when a bird is pregnant. So here was the character that linked birds and dinosaurs. But Mary went further. She took the bone, and she dumped it into acid. Now we all know that bones are fossilized, and so if you dump it into acid,
Video examples
The Future Of The Oceans...
it's horrifying to think that plastic is being washed up on our beaches and brought back by our wildlife and we can't ignore it anymore it's really shocking you know our ocean is become a dumping
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Rohini Hattangadi
The director could start shooting the fifth scene first. So while giving take for the scene I need to know what I am expected to do in the first four scenes. Sometimes it gets quite confusing and on television you never know when the channel will change the story or dump the character!
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Lisa See
American Writer
I think all women have a friend who at some point dumped them or betrayed them or deeply disappointed them. And at the same time all women have a friend who they dumped or betrayed or hurt in some way. That's universal in women's friendships.
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Robert Lepage
Canadian Playwright
If you're going to do a show about somebody who dumped you, it's much richer if you have three characters dealing with different aspects of that theme. There is more space for people to identify with it.
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Cliff Richard
English Musician
The only advice I would give Christians entering the world of arts: give yourself a period of time, maybe three or four years. If you haven't made it in your chosen art form, dump it.
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Mohammad Azharuddin
Indian Coach
Allah is with people who show patience. If you are down in the dumps, Allah will help you if you have belief. But this is a personal thing between you and him. You can't fool Allah.
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Helen Fisher
American Scientist
You know, when you've been dumped, the one thing you love to do is just forget about this human being, and then go on with your life - but no, you just love them harder.
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Michael Zaslow
American Actor
I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness.
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Alex Kingston
English Actress
If you are the one who is dumped, then you feel like your life is over.
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Phil Bredesen
American Politician
It's not health care reform to dump more money into Medicaid.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Don't just let the devil use your mind as a garbage dump.
Quote examples
Rohini Hattangadi
The director could start shooting the fifth scene first. So while giving take for the scene I need to know what I am expected to do in the first four scenes. Sometimes it gets quite confusing and on television you never know when the channel will change the story or dump the character!
Quote examples
Lisa See
American Writer
I think all women have a friend who at some point dumped them or betrayed them or deeply disappointed them. And at the same time all women have a friend who they dumped or betrayed or hurt in some way. That's universal in women's friendships.
Quote examples
Robert Lepage
Canadian Playwright
If you're going to do a show about somebody who dumped you, it's much richer if you have three characters dealing with different aspects of that theme. There is more space for people to identify with it.
Quote examples
Cliff Richard
English Musician
The only advice I would give Christians entering the world of arts: give yourself a period of time, maybe three or four years. If you haven't made it in your chosen art form, dump it.
Quote examples
Mohammad Azharuddin
Indian Coach
Allah is with people who show patience. If you are down in the dumps, Allah will help you if you have belief. But this is a personal thing between you and him. You can't fool Allah.
Quote examples
Helen Fisher
American Scientist
You know, when you've been dumped, the one thing you love to do is just forget about this human being, and then go on with your life - but no, you just love them harder.
Quote examples
Michael Zaslow
American Actor
I was surprised by how much I like being a father; surprised at what a decent father I am, because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to dump my selfishness.
Quote examples
Alex Kingston
English Actress
If you are the one who is dumped, then you feel like your life is over.
Quote examples
Phil Bredesen
American Politician
It's not health care reform to dump more money into Medicaid.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Don't just let the devil use your mind as a garbage dump.
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