1. A state of (often mild) depression, dejection or unhappiness
   "in the dumps";
   - mopes [informal]

1. A piece of land where waste materials are dumped
   "The old garbage dump was converted into a park after extensive environmental cleanup";
   - garbage dump [N. Amer], trash dump [N. Amer], rubbish dump [Brit], wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite [N. Amer], tip [Brit]
    
2. A place where supplies can be stored
   "an ammunition dump"
    
3. (computing) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
   "The programmer analysed the memory dump to identify the cause of the crash"
    
4. [informal] An unpleasant place
   "This restaurant is a real dump";
   - hole [informal]
    
5. [informal] A coarse term for defecation
   "he took a dump";

1. Throw away as refuse
   "No dumping in these woods!"
    
2. Drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
   "The truck dumped the garbage in the street"
    
3. [informal] Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
   "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"; "The company dumped him after many years of service";
   - ditch [informal], chuck [Brit, informal]
    
4. [informal] Sell at artificially low prices
   "The new store dumped its competitors to gain market share";
   - underprice
    
5. Drop steeply
   "Stock prices dumped overnight";
   - dive, plunge, plunk [informal]
    
6. (computing) copy or transfer data from one system or format to another, especially in raw form
   "The program dumps the data to a text file"
    
7. [informal] Pass on an unwanted task or responsibility to someone else
   "Don't let them dump their problems on you";
   - fob off [informal], palm off [informal], foist off [informal]

Type of: cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, come down, copy, defaecation [Brit, rare], defecation, depot, descend, discard, dispose, drop, entrepot, fling, flog [Brit, informal], get rid of, go down, land site, laxation, low spirits, put away, remove, sell, site, storage, store, storehouse, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out, written matter

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