dump
pronunciation
How to pronounce dump in British English:
UK [dʌmp]
How to pronounce dump in American English:
US [dʌmp]
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- Noun:
- a coarse term for defecation
- a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
- (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
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- Verb:
- throw away as refuse
- sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
- sell at artificially low prices
- drop in a heap or mass
- fall abruptly
- knock down with force
Word Origin
- dump
- dump: [14] Dump is probably of Scandinavian origin – Danish and Norwegian have the similar dumpe and dumpa, which mean ‘fall suddenly’ – although Dutch dompen ‘immerse, topple’ is another candidate that has been put forward. Either way, there does not seem to be any direct connection with the dumps [16], which was probably originally a metaphorical use of Dutch domp ‘haze’, in the sense ‘miasma of depression’. Nor has any relationship been established with the obsolete noun dump ‘lump’ [18], which appears to have close ties with dumpling [16] and dumpy [16], although whether as source or descendant (by backformation) is a debatable point.
- dump (v.)
- early 14c., "throw down or fall with force," perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare Danish dumpe, Norwegian dumpa "to fall suddenly"). The sense of "unload en masse" is first recorded in American English 1784. That of "discard, abandon" is from 1919. Related: Dumped; dumping. Dump truck is from 1930.
- dump (n.)
- "place where refuse is dumped," 1865, originally of mining operations, from dump (v.). Meaning "any shabby place" is from 1899. Meaning "act of defecating" is from 1942.
Example
- 1. So if the chinese do dump dollars , we should send them a thank-you note .
- 2. Shifting to a currency peg does not mean a central bank would suddenly dump its dollar assets .
- 3. Investors could dump the australian dollar if markets suffer a major shock similar to 2008 's crisis , analysts say .
- 4. It was illegal to dump it on any eu landfill .
- 5. Some estimates say around half the workers on the dump are under 18 .