dump

B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /dʌmp/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #2463

Meanings

1

verb
To get rid of something by throwing it away carelessly.

They dumped their old furniture by the side of the road.
2

verb
To drop or put something down in a careless heap.

He dumped his bag on the floor and collapsed onto the sofa.
3

verb
To suddenly end a romantic relationship with someone.

She dumped her boyfriend after a huge argument.
4

noun
A place where rubbish or waste is taken and left.

We drove the broken washing machine to the dump.
5

noun
A dirty, unpleasant, or run-down place.

The apartment was a real dump, with peeling paint everywhere.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 verb · to suddenly end a romantic... ditch

Word family

Forms dumpeddumpingdumps

Derived forms antidumpingashdumpblumpkincrashdumpcumdumpdump-and-bakedumpabledumpagedumpbindumpcartdumpeedumper

Common collocations

dump a girlfriend Verb + noun

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.

dumpen Middle English dumpa Old Norse

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# dump

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** dʌmp
**Frequency rank:** 2463

## 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”.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Actions & Processes

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