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Definitions

dump

[duhmp] / dʌmp /
NOUN
junkyard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
depot
STRONG
cesspool magazine swamp
WEAK
ash heap dumping ground garbage lot junk pile refuse heap rubbish pile
NOUN
slummy establishment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shack
STRONG
hole hovel joint mess pigpen pigsty shanty slum sty
VERB
drop, throw away
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deposit discard discharge dispose of ditch drain empty get rid of jettison leave scrap unload
STRONG
cast chuck deep-six eject evacuate expel exude fling junk tip unpack
WEAK
clear out fling down let fall throw down throw out throw overboard
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hold keep retain
STRONG
take in
WEAK
maintain save

Example Sentences

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The lockup period for pre-IPO shareholders expired Monday, allowing Fermi investors to dump their shares.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The S&P 500 is expensive on 18 of 20 metrics and a private-equity logjam could force big investors to dump stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The other two sites earmarked for clearance are a 20,000-tonne dump on an industrial site in Sheffield and a 10,000-tonne tip in Hyndburn, Lancashire.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Back in January at the peak of the furore over Greenland, the Treasury Secretary openly berated Deutsche Bank’s George Saravelos after the currency strategist speculated that European institutions could dump $8 trillion of U.S.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Kostakis Brothers Trucking sent three giant dump trucks to move everything from gym to warehouse free of charge.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.