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