Topic: COMPUTERS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from Dutch dompen 'to put in water, throw down' |
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dump1
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to put something somewhere in a careless untidy way : Merrill dumped her suitcase down in the hall.
put something somewhere
[always + adverb/preposition]Merrill dumped her suitcase down in the hall.2
get rid of something
a) to get rid of something that you do not want : Ellie dumped all the photos of her ex-husband. He dumped her body into the sea.
Ellie dumped all the photos of her ex-husband.He dumped her body into the sea.b) to get rid of waste material by taking it from people's houses and burying it under the soil : Britain dumps more of its waste than any other European country.
Britain dumps more of its waste than any other European country.3 to end a relationship with someone : Vicky dumped Neil yesterday.
end relationship
informalVicky dumped Neil yesterday.4 to get rid of goods by selling them in a foreign country at a much lower price
sell goods
BBT5TD to copy information stored in a computer's memory on to something else such as a disk or magnetic tape ➔ dumping
copy information
TD technicaldump on somebody
phrasal verb1 to unfairly give someone an unwanted job, duty, or problem to deal with : Don't just dump the extra work on me.
dump something on somebody
Don't just dump the extra work on me.2 American English to treat someone badly
3 American English to criticize someone very strongly and often unfairly : politicians dumping on their opponents
politicians dumping on their opponents4 to tell someone all your problems and worries : We all dump our troubles on Mike.
dump (something) on somebody
We all dump our troubles on Mike.
