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# dump

«dump» in Mova's school dictionary: **to put it down or drop it carelessly or roughly** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (dump, dumps, dumped, dumping); noun (a dump, dumps)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To dump something is to put it down or drop it carelessly or roughly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#m1)

2) To dump rubbish is to get rid of it, especially in a place where it is not allowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#m2)

3) A dump (or tip, in UK/Australia) is a place where rubbish is taken and left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#m3)

4) (informal) A dump is a dirty, messy or ugly place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#m4)

5) (informal) To dump a boyfriend or girlfriend is to end the relationship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#m5)

6) (informal, a bit rude) To have a dump or take a dump is to go to the toilet to poo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#m6)

7) (informal) "Down in the dumps" means sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#m7)

8) A dump can also be a heavy, dull thud, the sound of something heavy falling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#m8)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: dumping bags on the floor, taking rubbish to the dump. In environment lessons, illegal dumping harms nature. In stories and slang: "This place is a dump!" Phrases: rubbish dump, dump truck, down in the dumps, data dump.

### examples

- Don't dump your bag in the hallway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x1)
- We took the old sofa to the dump. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x2)
- Dumping rubbish in the river is against the law. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x3)
- My room is a dump, Mum says. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x4)
- She was down in the dumps after losing the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x5)
- The dump truck tipped out the sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x6)
- He dumped his girlfriend by text, which was unkind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x7)
- The lorry dumped 5 tonnes of gravel, then 3 more, so 8 tonnes in all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x8)
- He came down on his feet quite unhurt, but the little black dog heard the dump, and rushed out of its kennel at once. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x9)

### note

Regular verb: dumped. Register: "take a dump" is rude slang; say "go to the toilet". "Tip" is the common UK/Australian word for the rubbish dump. In problems, "dumped" means taken away from what is kept (subtract) or added to a pile at the dump.

### In the corpora

- [Some storks from Spain and Portugal now stay all winter and eat at rubbish dumps instead of flying to Africa.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/375-white-storks-ukraine-s-favourite-birds-and-their-journey-to-africa/17/)
- ["Sleeping with the fishes" is American gangster slang for murdered and dumped in water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/2-death-official-and-slang/12/)
- ["Sleep with the fishes" is US gangster slang for being murdered and dumped in water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/28-stealing-and-lying/10/)
- [Jaylen's dad found the scooter dumped two streets away, scratched.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/445-the-older-kids-trade/6/)
- [Before deciding you were dumped, ask.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/478-threes-a-crowd-and-the-friend-who-picks-someone-else/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dump» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.