Dictionary entry details
• DUMP (noun)
Meaning:
A coarse term for defecation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
dump; shit
Context example:
he took a shit
Hypernyms ("dump" is a kind of...):
defecation; laxation; shitting (the elimination of fecal waste through the anus)
Meaning:
A piece of land where waste materials are dumped
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
wasteyard; waste-yard; trash dump; rubbish dump; garbage dump; dumpsite; dump
Hypernyms ("dump" is a kind of...):
land site; site (the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dump"):
eitchen midden; kitchen midden; midden ((archeology) a mound of domestic refuse containing shells and animal bones marking the site of a prehistoric settlement)
garbage heap; junk heap; junk pile; refuse heap; rubbish heap; scrapheap; trash heap; trash pile (an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter)
toxic dumpsite; toxic waste dump; toxic waste site (a location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally))
Meaning:
(computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dump" is a kind of...):
copy; written matter (matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dump"):
core dump ((computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU; usually used for debugging)
Meaning:
A place where supplies can be stored
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
an ammunition dump
Hypernyms ("dump" is a kind of...):
depot; entrepot; storage; store; storehouse (a depository for goods)
• DUMP (verb)
Meaning:
Throw away as refuse
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
No dumping in these woods!
Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):
cast aside; cast away; cast out; chuck out; discard; dispose; fling; put away; throw away; throw out; toss; toss away; toss out (throw or cast away)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
dump; ditch
Context examples:
The company dumped him after many years of service / She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man
Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):
get rid of; remove (dispose of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Sell at artificially low prices
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
underprice; dump
Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):
sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
The truck dumped the garbage in the street
Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):
drop (let fall to the ground)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They dump the books into the box
Meaning:
Fall abruptly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
dump; plunge
Context example:
It plunged to the bottom of the well
Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):
drop (to fall vertically)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Knock down with force
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
coldcock; knock down; floor; deck; dump
Context example:
He decked his opponent
Hypernyms (to "dump" is one way to...):
beat (hit repeatedly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
