dump
1. a coarse term for defecation
- he took a shit
• Syn:
shit
• Derivationally related forms:
shit (for: shit)
• Hypernyms:
defecation, laxation, shitting
2. a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
• Syn:
garbage dump, trash dump, rubbish dump, wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite
• Derivationally related forms:
dumpy
• Hypernyms:
site, land site
• Hyponyms:
eitchen midden, midden, kitchen midden, garbage heap, junk heap,
rubbish heap, scrapheap, trash heap, junk pile, trash pile, refuse heap,
toxic waste dump, toxic waste site, toxic dumpsite
3. (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device;
sometimes used in debugging programs
• Topics:
computer science, computing
• Hypernyms:
copy, written matter
• Hyponyms:
core dump
4. a place where supplies can be stored
- an ammunition dump
• Hypernyms:
storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store
1. throw away as refuse (Freq. 12)
- No dumping in these woods!
• Hypernyms:
discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away,
chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away,
cast away, put away
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly (Freq. 1)
- The company dumped him after many years of service
- She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man
• Syn:
ditch
• Hypernyms:
get rid of, remove
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. sell at artificially low prices
• Syn:
underprice
• Derivationally related forms:
dumping
• Hypernyms:
sell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
4. drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
- The truck dumped the garbage in the street
• Derivationally related forms:
dumper
• Hypernyms:
drop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They dump the books into the box
5. fall abruptly
- It plunged to the bottom of the well
• Syn:
plunge
• Derivationally related forms:
plunge (for: plunge), plunger (for: plunge)
• Hypernyms:
drop
• Verb Group:
dive, plunge, plunk
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
6. knock down with force
- He decked his opponent
• Syn:
deck, coldcock, knock down, floor
• Derivationally related forms:
floor (for: floor), knockdown (for: knock down)
• Hypernyms:
beat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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