Definition of dump

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • dump is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • dump is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • dump is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of dump


  • sell at artificially low prices (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. underprice
  • sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly (verb)

    Examples

    1. The company dumped him after many years of service
    2. She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man

    Synonyms

    1. ditch
  • knock down with force (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. coldcock
    2. deck
    3. floor
    4. knock down
  • a coarse term for defecation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. shit
  • fall abruptly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. plunge
  • a piece of land where waste materials are dumped (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. dumpsite
    2. garbage dump
    3. rubbish dump
    4. trash dump
    5. waste-yard
    6. wasteyard
  • a place where supplies can be stored (noun)

    Examples

    1. an ammunition dump
  • (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs (noun)
  • drop (stuff) in a heap or mass (verb)

    Examples

    1. The truck dumped the garbage in the street
  • throw away as refuse (verb)

    Examples

    1. No dumping in these woods!

See definition of dump in Merriam Webster