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# dump

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

«dump» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To dump something is to put it down or drop it carelessly or roughly. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#m3)
4. (informal) A dump is a dirty, messy or ugly place. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#m6)
7. (informal) "Down in the dumps" means sad. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#m8)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x1)
- We took the old sofa to the dump. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x2)
- Dumping rubbish in the river is against the law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x3)
- My room is a dump, Mum says. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x4)
- She was down in the dumps after losing the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x5)
- The dump truck tipped out the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/#x6)
- He dumped his girlfriend by text, which was unkind. [tree →](https://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://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://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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dump» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dump/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dump» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dump.html) on Mova free.