1. Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market
   "The country was accused of dumping steel on the international market"

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]

Derived forms: dumpings

Type of: cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, come down, descend, discard, dispose, drop, fling, flog [Brit, informal], get rid of, go down, put away, remove, sell, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out

Encyclopedia: Dumping