What is the meaning of dumps?

noun

  • A coarse term for defecation.
    • usage: "he took a shit"
  • A piece of land where waste materials are dumped.
  • Computer science. ( a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs)
  • A place where supplies can be stored.
    • usage: "an ammunition dump"
  • An informal expression for a mildly depressed state.
    • usage: "in the dumps"; "have the mopes"

verb

  • Throw away as refuse.
    • usage: "No dumping in these woods"
  • Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly.
    • usage: "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"
  • Sell at artificially low prices.
  • Drop (stuff) in a heap or mass.
    • usage: "The truck dumped the garbage in the street"
  • Fall abruptly.
    • usage: "It plunged to the bottom of the well"
  • Knock down with force.
    • usage: "He decked his opponent"
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