̈ɪdʌmp n. & v. --n. 1 a a
place for depositing
rubbish. b a
heap of rubbish. 2 colloq. an
unpleasant or
dreary place. 3
Mil. a
temporary store of
ammunition, provisions, etc. 4 an accumulated pile of
ore,
earth, etc. 5 Computing a a
printout of stored
data. b
the process or
result of dumping data. --v.tr. 1 put down firmly or clumsily (dumped the
shopping on the table). 2
shoot or
deposit (rubbish etc.). 3 colloq.
abandon, desert. 4 Mil. leave (ammunition etc.) in a dump. 5 Econ.
send (goods
unsaleable at a
high price in the
home market) to a
foreign market for
sale at a low price, to
keep up the price at home,
and to
capture a
new market. 6 Computing a
copy (stored data) to a
different location. b
reproduce the contents of (a store) externally. ødump on
esp. US
criticize or
abuse;
get the better
of. dump truck a truck
with a
body that tilts or opens at the
back for unloading. [ME perh. f.
Norse;
cf.
Da. dumpe, Norw. dumpa
fall suddenly]
