dump

1. 1.

   a coarse term for defecation

   “he took a shit”

   Synonymsshit

   Broaderdefecation
2. 2.

   a piece of land where waste materials are dumped

   Synonymsgarbage dumptrash dumprubbish dumpwasteyardwaste-yarddumpsite

   Broadersite

   Narrowereitchen middengarbage heaptoxic waste dump
3. 3.

   (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs

   Broadercopy

   Narrowercore dump

   computer science

4. 4.

   a place where supplies can be stored

   “an ammunition dump”

   Broaderstorehouse

Other forms of dump

plural

dumps·

past tense

dumped·

present participle

dumping·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dump

What does dump mean?

dump means "throw away as refuse". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dump?

dump has 1 syllable: dump. In IPA it is /ˈdʌmp/.

What is another word for dump?

Close synonyms include ditch, underprice, plunge, deck, coldcock. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dump a common word?

dump is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.