dump

/dʌmp/
verb
  1. To drop or put something down in a careless or quick way.
    • She dumped her backpack on the floor as soon as she got home.
    • Don't just dump your clothes on the chair; hang them up.
    • He dumped the groceries on the kitchen counter.
  2. To get rid of something you do not want, especially waste or garbage.
    • The company was fined for illegally dumping toxic waste.
    • Please dump the leftover food in the compost bin.
    • We need to dump this old furniture before we move.
  3. To end a romantic relationship with someone.
    • I can't believe you dumped him over text message.
    • She decided to dump her boyfriend after he forgot her birthday.
    • He was heartbroken when his girlfriend dumped him.
  4. To sell a large amount of goods quickly, often at a low price.
    • They dumped all the extra stock during the clearance sale.
    • Some countries accuse others of dumping cheap steel on the global market.
    • The company dumped its old inventory at a huge discount.
  5. To copy or transfer data from one computer system to another.
    • The technician dumped the database onto an external hard drive.
    • He dumped the memory contents to a file for debugging.
    • You can dump the log files into a text document for analysis.
Antonyms
noun
  1. A place where garbage or waste is taken and left.
    • They took the old tires to the town dump.
    • The dump was closed for the holiday weekend.
    • Birds circled above the dump looking for food.
  2. A place that is messy, dirty, or in very bad condition.
    • That old hotel is a dump; I wouldn't stay there.
    • After the party, the house looked like a dump.
    • His room is a total dump — there are clothes everywhere.
  3. An act of getting rid of something or putting it down.
    • The rain caused a sudden dump of water from the dam.
    • The truck made a quick dump of the gravel and drove away.
    • We need to schedule a dump of the old files from the server.
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