dump en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /dʌmp/
- [dɐm̥p]
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
a toxic waste dump
- A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.
- That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.
- (Internet) That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess. ▸ A disorganized collection of images posted on social media.
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An act of dumping, or its result.
The new XML dump is coming soon.
- A formatted listing of the contents of program storage, especially when produced automatically by a failing program.
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A storage place for supplies, especially military.
an ammo dump
a munitions dump
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(slang) An unpleasant, dirty, disreputable, unfashionable, boring, or depressing looking place.
"Okay," he said. "We'll check out of this dump tomorrow."
1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 184:This place looks like a dump.
‘What on earth,’ he asked, ‘is a girl like you doing in a dump like this?’
1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 33:Don't feel bad about moving away from this dump.
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(euphemistic, often, slang, with the verb "take") An act of defecation; a defecating.
I have to take a dump.
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(plural-normally) A sad, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; despondency.
[…] doleful dumps the mind oppress […]
c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:[…] I was musing in the midst of my dumps […]
1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress from This World, to That which is to Come: […], London: […] Nath[aniel] Ponder […], →OCLC:March slowly on in solemn dump […]
1663 (indicated as 1664), [Samuel Butler], “The Second Part of Hudibras”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678, →OCLC; republished in A[lfred] R[ayney] Waller, editor, Hudibras: Written in the Time of the Late Wars, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: University Press, 1905, →OCLC, page 228:
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Absence of mind; reverie.
They see not what passes before their eyes; hear not the audible discourse of the company; and when by any strong application to them they are roused a little, they are like men brought to themselves from some remote region […]. The shame that such dumps cause to well-bred people, when it carries them away from the company, where they should bear a part of the conversation, is a sufficient argument that it is a fault in the conduct of our understanding, not to have that power over it as to make use of it to those purposes, and on those occasions, wherein we have need of its assistance.
a. 1705, John Locke, “Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, in Posthumous Works of Mr. John Locke: […], London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], published 1706, →OCLC, § 45, page 125:
- A pile of ore or rock.
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(obsolete) A melancholy strain or tune in music; any tune.
O, play me some merry dump to comfort me.
c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:Tune a deploring dump […]
c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- (obsolete) An old kind of dance.
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(Australia, Canada, historical) A small coin made by punching a hole in a larger coin (called a holey dollar).
Basically, to overcome an acute shortage of money in 1813, Governor Lachlan Macquarie bought silver dollars from Spain and then punched the centres out, thereby producing two coins - the ‘holey dollar’ (worth five shillings) and the ‘dump’ (worth one shilling and threepence). Talk about creating money out of nothing—the original silver dollar only cost five shillings! The holey dollar and the dump have been adopted as the symbol for the Macquarie Bank in Australia.
2002, Paul Swan, Maths Investigations, page 66:
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A temporary display case that holds many copies of an item being sold.
Mass displays to move goods in bulk are dotted here and there throughout the store, particularly at the ends of the gondolas, and considerable use is made of dump displays.
1959, Agenda: Co-operative Management Magazine - Volumes 7-8, page 68:Although they may have a lot of clutter in promotional cardboard dump displays, that factor is likely to change.
1985, Product Marketing for Beauty Industry Retailers & Manufacturers:I remember that Bill made a little cardboard dump, with boots and a whip, for the bookstore displays, and the people in the chain stores were so outraged by this dump they threw it in the trash.
1996, Anne Rice, Michael Riley, Interview with Anne Rice, page 76:The back of this display is constructed of a double row of cans which are interlocking. The double row is significant because it provides a source of stock to replenish the dump which will be located in the base of the stand.
1958, Milton Alexander, Display ideas for super markets, page 211:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dumps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
leak (act of defecation)
Deriveds
garbage dump · info-dump · crashdump · dump job · core dump · dump bin · dumpyard · mag dump · database dump · stump dump · dump cake · pump and dump · crash dump · infodump · trauma dump · rubbish dump · dump months · in the dumps · dump core · megadump · screen dump · dumpcart · heat dump · blumpkin · ashdump · dump store · redump · dump stat · take a dump · minidump · memory dump · dumpbin · down in the dumps · dumpish · block dump · dumpy · dump dinner · dump truck · dumpsite · brain dump · data dump · dump tackle · cumdump
Relateds
holey dollar (obsolete Australian coin)
Translations (45)
vec chipa (a place where waste or garbage is left) · nl vuilnisbelt (a place where waste or garbage is left) · es basural (a place where waste or garbage is left) · es basurero (a place where waste or garbage is left) · pl śmietnik (a place where waste or garbage is left) · hy զիբիլանոց (a place where waste or garbage is left) · pt lixão (a place where waste or garbage is left) · gl dala (a place where waste or garbage is left) · oj ziigwebinigan (a place where waste or garbage is left) · es tiradero (a place where waste or garbage is left) · cs skládka (a place where waste or garbage is left) · ja ゴミ捨て場 (a place where waste or garbage is left) · fr décharge (a place where waste or garbage is left) · sv soptipp (a place where waste or garbage is left) · sw jaa (a place where waste or garbage is left) · fi kaatopaikka (a place where waste or garbage is left) · ar مَكَان إِلْقَاء الْقُمَامَة (a place where waste or garbage is left) · bg бунище (a place where waste or garbage is left) · gl vertedoiro (a place where waste or garbage is left) · ru сва́лка (a place where waste or garbage is left) · hu szemétlerakóhely (a place where waste or garbage is left) · sw jalala (a place where waste or garbage is left) · de Müllkippe (a place where waste or garbage is left) · ar مَزْبَلَة (a place where waste or garbage is left) · de Kippe (a place where waste or garbage is left) · it discarica (a place where waste or garbage is left) · pt aterro (a place where waste or garbage is left) · ru помо́йка (a place where waste or garbage is left) · eo ŝutejo (a place where waste or garbage is left) · es vertedero (a place where waste or garbage is left) · es botadero (a place where waste or garbage is left) · fr dépotoir (a place where waste or garbage is left) · sh smetlište (a place where waste or garbage is left) · pdt Schuntaka (a place where waste or garbage is left) · mk ѓу́бриште (a place where waste or garbage is left) · ar نُفَايَة (a place where waste or garbage is left) · de Deponie (a place where waste or garbage is left) · mk бу́ниште (a place where waste or garbage is left) · bg отвал (a place where waste or garbage is left) · tl agsaman (a place where waste or garbage is left) · ca abocador (a place where waste or garbage is left) · hy աղբանոց (a place where waste or garbage is left) · es antro (an unpleasant, dirty, disreputable, unfashionable, boring or depressing looking place) · cs smetiště (a place where waste or garbage is left) · scn munnizzaru (a place where waste or garbage is left)