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Words related to dump

Related / Similar Words: garbage dump, trash dump, rubbish dump, wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite, deck, coldcock, knock down, floor, plunge, ditch, underprice

Definition:

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

a piece of land where waste materials are dumped;

knock down with force; "He decked his opponent";

fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well";

drop in a heap or mass;

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";

throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!";

sell at artificially low prices;

Hyponyms: core dump, eitchen midden, midden, kitchen midden, garbage heap, junk heap, rubbish heap, scrapheap, trash heap, junk pile, trash pile, refuse heap, toxic waste dump, toxic waste site, toxic dumpsite

Grouped Verbs: dive, plunge, plunk

Derivational Morphology: floor, flooring, knockdown, plunge, diver, plunger, dump truck, dumper, tipper truck, tipper lorry, tip truck, tipper, garbage dump, trash dump, rubbish dump, wasteyard, waste-yard, dumpsite, dumping

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