Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dump

4 senses of dump

Sense 1
shit, dump -- (a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit")
       => defecation, laxation, shitting -- (the elimination of fecal waste through the anus)

Sense 2
dump, garbage dump, trash dump, rubbish dump, wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite -- (a piece of land where waste materials are dumped)
       => site, land site -- (the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located); "a good site for the school")

Sense 3
dump -- ((computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs)
       => copy, written matter -- (matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials)

Sense 4
dump -- (a place where supplies can be stored; "an ammunition dump")
       => storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage, store -- (a depository for goods; "storehouses were built close to the docks")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dump

6 senses of dump

Sense 1
dump -- (throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!")
       => discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away -- (throw or cast away; "Put away your worries")

Sense 2
dump, ditch -- (sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man")
       => get rid of, remove -- (dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood")

Sense 3
dump, underprice -- (sell at artificially low prices)
       => sell -- (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit")

Sense 4
dump -- (drop (stuff) in a heap or mass; "The truck dumped the garbage in the street")
       => drop -- (let fall to the ground; "Don't drop the dishes")

Sense 5
plunge, dump -- (fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well")
       => drop -- (to fall vertically; "the bombs are dropping on enemy targets")

Sense 6
deck, coldcock, dump, knock down, floor -- (knock down with force; "He decked his opponent")
       => beat -- (hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe")

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