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1. An informal expression for a mildly depressed state
   "in the dumps";
   - mopes

1. A piece of land where waste materials are dumped
   - garbage dump [N. Amer], trash dump [N. Amer], rubbish dump [Brit], wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite [N. Amer], tip [Brit]
    
2. (computing) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
    
3. A place where supplies can be stored
   "an ammunition dump"
    
4. [informal] An unpleasant place
   - hole [informal]
    
5. [informal] A coarse term for defecation
   "he took a dump";

1. Throw away as refuse
   "No dumping in these woods!"
    
2. [informal] Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
   "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man";
   - ditch [informal], chuck [Brit, informal]
    
3. [informal] Sell at artificially low prices
   - underprice
    
4. Drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
   "The truck dumped the garbage in the street"
    
5. Fall abruptly
   "It dumped to the bottom of the well";
   - plunge
    
6. Knock down with force
   "He dumped his opponent";
   - deck [informal], coldcock [N. Amer, informal], knock down, floor
    
7. (computing) copy data from memory to disk, or from one storage device to another esp. for backup

See also: strike hard

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

Encyclopedia: Dumps