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dump

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/dʌmp/ English

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noun

  1. A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.β€œA toxic waste dump.”
  2. A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.
  3. That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.
  4. An act of dumping, or its result.β€œThe new XML dump is coming soon.”

verb

  1. To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.
  2. To discard; to get rid of something one does not want anymore.
  3. To sell below cost or very cheaply; to engage in dumping.
  4. To copy data from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.

noun

  1. A thick, ill-shapen piece.
  2. A lead counter used in the game of chuck-farthing.

noun

  1. A deep hole in a river bed; a pool.

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