Definition of "dump" []

• To release or throw down in a large mass. (verb-transitive)
• To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle: dumped the load of stones. (verb-transitive)
• To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting. (verb-transitive)
• To get rid of; discard: a fine for dumping trash on public land; dumped the extra gear overboard. (verb-transitive)
• Informal To discard or reject unceremoniously: dump an old friend. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I also keep what I call a "dump" file for each project and whether I am actively working on it or not, I capture ideas and information there."
• "Technologically advanced landfills - the word "dump" now applies only to old-school holes in the ground - are expensive to design and operate."
• "The day she squats in Times Square and takes a dump is the day she deserves media coverage."