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Definitions

dump

[duhmp] / dʌmp /
NOUN
junkyard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depot
STRONG
cesspool magazine swamp
WEAK
ash heap dumping ground garbage lot junk pile refuse heap rubbish pile
NOUN
slummy establishment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shack
STRONG
hole hovel joint mess pigpen pigsty shanty slum sty
VERB
drop, throw away
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deposit discard discharge dispose of ditch drain empty get rid of jettison leave scrap unload
STRONG
cast chuck deep-six eject evacuate expel exude fling junk tip unpack
WEAK
clear out fling down let fall throw down throw out throw overboard
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hold keep retain
STRONG
take in
WEAK
maintain save

Example Sentences

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“Do the opposite: If they pump it, short it. If they dump it, go long,” Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on X.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

New details emerged about Ferguson's friendship with Epstein in the huge dump of files this year.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Fast forward to today when an appearance in the Justice Department’s file dump can potentially ruin your life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The other two sites earmarked for clearance are a 20,000-tonne dump on an industrial site in Sheffield and a 10,000-tonne tip in Hyndburn, Lancashire.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

As soon as she crossed through the front door, she shed herself of the accoutrements of her absurdity, and had to fight the urge to dump them behind a wastebasket.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.