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dump
What does dump mean?
dump (verb): to discard; to get rid of something one no longer wants.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use dump in a sentence?
- No dumping in these woods! (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce dump?
/dʌmp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does dump come from?
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.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “dump” mean?
plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
Not quite: that's what design means.
to disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area
Not quite: that's what spread means.
to discard; to get rid of something one no longer wants
Right! That's what “dump” means.
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
Not quite: that's what claim means.
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