dump in English: To drop or leave something somewhere quickly and carelessly, often because you do not want it. (verb)

Translation

To drop or leave something somewhere quickly and carelessly, often because you do not want it.

Word origin

From Middle English dumpen, to throw down; most often traced to a Scandinavian word for falling with a thud.

Verb typeregular (dump, dumps, dumped)

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"Dump" here means to put something down quickly, without care.

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To "dump" rubbish is to leave it somewhere it should not be.

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A truck "dumps" a load by tipping it out onto the ground.

drop

To let something fall from your hand to the ground.

throw

To make something fly through the air by moving your arm and letting it go.

waste

To use time, money, or things in a bad way, so they are lost for nothing.

empty

Having nothing inside; not holding anything.

pile

A number of things lying on top of each other, often in an untidy heap.

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