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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dump

/dʌmp/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
dump
IPA
/dʌmp/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.

noun

A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.

noun

That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.

noun

That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.

noun

An act of dumping, or its result.

noun

A formatted listing of the contents of program storage, especially when produced automatically by a failing program.

noun

A storage place for supplies, especially military.

noun

An unpleasant, dirty, disreputable, unfashionable, boring, or depressing looking place.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English dumpen, dompen, probably from Old Norse dumpa (“to thump”) (whence Danish dumpe (“to fall suddenly”)), of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of falling, similar to thump.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dumpen, dumpa

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music, Places, People.

Inflected Forms

dumps (plural) dumps (present, singular) dumping (participle, present) dumped (participle, past) dumped (past)

Derived Forms

ashdump blumpkin crashdump cumdump dumpbin dumpcart dumpish dumpsite dumpy dumpyard infodump megadump

Phrases

block dump brain dump core dump crash dump database dump data dump down in the dumps dump bin

Frequently Paired Words

holey dollar leak dimple dip

Synonyms

chuck heave bung cast chunk cook dash dump feck fling jerk hield

Rhymes With

trump jump pump bump lump stump hump slump plump rump gump thump

Questions

How do you pronounce dump?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʌmp/.
What does dump mean?
A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
Where does dump come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce dump

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