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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

“Do the opposite: If they pump it, short it. If they dump it, go long,” Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a post on X.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Fast forward to today when an appearance in the Justice Department’s file dump can potentially ruin your life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The three sites identified for clearance include a notorious dump in Bickershaw, near Wigan, which caught fire last summer, forcing schools nearby to close.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

We wanted to surprise them when they came home, so we frequented the public dump on early Saturday evenings to look for discarded paint and linoleum to brighten the inside of our house.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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