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English noun: dump | |||
| 1. | dump (process) a coarse term for defecation | ||
| Samples | He took a shit. | ||
| Synonyms | shit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defecation, laxation, shitting | ||
| 2. | dump (location) a piece of land where waste materials are dumped | ||
| Synonyms | dumpsite, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | land site, site | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | eitchen midden, garbage heap, junk heap, junk pile, kitchen midden, midden, refuse heap, rubbish heap, scrapheap, toxic dumpsite, toxic waste dump, toxic waste site, trash heap, trash pile | ||
| 3. | dump (communication) (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | copy, written matter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | core dump | ||
| Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
| 4. | dump (artifact) a place where supplies can be stored | ||
| Samples | An ammunition dump. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depot, entrepot, storage, store, storehouse | ||
English verb: dump | |||
| 1. | dump (possession) throw away as refuse | ||
| Samples | No dumping in these woods!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out | ||
| 2. | dump (possession) sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly | ||
| Samples | The company dumped him after many years of service. She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man. | ||
| Synonyms | ditch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get rid of, remove | ||
| 3. | dump (possession) sell at artificially low prices | ||
| Synonyms | underprice | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sell | ||
| 4. | dump (motion) drop (stuff) in a heap or mass | ||
| Samples | The truck dumped the garbage in the street. | ||
| Examples | They dump the books into the box | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop | ||
| 5. | dump (motion) fall abruptly | ||
| Samples | It plunged to the bottom of the well. | ||
| Synonyms | plunge | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop | ||
| Verb group | dive, plunge, plunk | ||
| 6. | dump (contact) knock down with force | ||
| Samples | He decked his opponent. | ||
| Synonyms | coldcock, deck, floor, knock down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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