## Meanings
1. To get rid of something by throwing it away carelessly.
2. To drop or put something down in a careless heap.
3. To suddenly end a romantic relationship with someone.
4. A place where rubbish or waste is taken and left.
5. A dirty, unpleasant, or run-down place.

## Examples
- They dumped their old furniture by the side of the road.
- He dumped his bag on the floor and collapsed onto the sofa.
- She dumped her boyfriend after a huge argument.
- We drove the broken washing machine to the dump.
- The apartment was a real dump, with peeling paint everywhere.

## Derived Forms
- antidumping
- ashdump
- blumpkin
- crashdump
- cumdump
- dump-and-bake
- dumpable
- dumpage
- dumpbin
- dumpcart
- dumpee
- dumper

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dumpen
- Root: dumpa

## Etymology
From Middle English dumpen, dompen, probably from Old Norse dumpa (“to thump”) (whence Danish dumpe (“to fall suddenly”)), of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of falling, similar to thump.

## AI Etymology
Dump comes from Middle English dumpen, dompen, probably from Old Norse dumpa (“to thump”) (whence Danish dumpe (“to fall suddenly”)), of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of falling, similar to thump. In current use, the main senses are “To get rid of something by throwing it away carelessly” and “To drop or put something down in a careless heap”.

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