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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
dump
dump [dump dumps dumped dumping] verb, noun BrE [dʌmp] NAmE [dʌmp] verb GET RID OF 1. ~ sth to get rid of sth you do not want, especially in a place which is not suitable • Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea. • The dead body was just dumped by the roadside. 2. ~ sb/sth (on sb) (informal)to get rid of sb/sth or leave them for sb else to deal with •He's got no right to keep dumping his problems on me. 3. ~ sth (business)to get rid of goods by selling them at a very low price, often in another country PUT DOWN 4. ~ sth to put sth down in a careless or untidy way •Just dump your stuff over there— we'll sort it out later. END RELATIONSHIP 5. ~ sb (informal)to end a romantic relationship with sb •Did you hear he's dumped his girlfriend? COMPUTING 6. ~ sth to copy information and move it somewhere to store it see drop/dump sth in sb's lap at ↑lap n. Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle English: perhaps from Old Norse; related to Danish dumpe and Norwegian dumpa ‘fall suddenly’ (the original sense in English); in later use partly imitative; compare with ↑thump. Thesaurus: dump verb T, I (disapproving) •Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea. throw sth away/out • • get rid of sth • • scrap • • dispose of sth • |formal discard • dump/get rid of/dispose of/discard waste dump/throw away/dispose of/discard rubbish/garbage/trash dump/get rid of/dispose of a (dead) body Example Bank: •He dumped the boxes down in the kitchen. •The company had illegally dumped toxic waste. •The waste is often simply dumped overboard. •They carried him down to the beach and dumped him unceremoniously in the freezing water. •dumping sewage at sea •Any vessel dumping at sea without a licence will be prosecuted. •Did you hear he's dumped his girlfriend? •Just dump your stuff over there— we'll sort it out later. •The dead body was dumped by the roadside. Derived: ↑dump on somebody noun see also ↑dumps FOR WASTE 1. a place where waste or rubbish/garbage is taken and left: (BrE)a rubbish dump • (NAmE)a garbage dump •the municipal dump •a toxic/nuclear waste dump 2. (also ˈmine dump) (SAfrE)a hill that is formed when waste sand from the production of gold is piled in one place over a period of time DIRTY PLACE 3. (informal, disapproving)a dirty or unpleasant place •How can you live in this dump? FOR WEAPONS 4. a temporary store for military supplies •an ammunition dump COMPUTING 5. an act of copying data stored in a computer; a copy or list of the contents of this data see also ↑screen dump WASTE FROM BODY 6. countable (slang)an act of passing waste matter from the body through the ↑bowels •to have a dump Word Origin: Middle English: perhaps from Old Norse; related to Danish dumpe and Norwegian dumpa ‘fall suddenly’ (the original sense in English); in later use partly imitative; compare with ↑thump. Example Bank: •Radioactive waste has been found at the dump. •They took the mattress to the dump. •a new dump for nuclear waste •cleaning up a toxic waste dump •taking rubbish to the dump See also: ↑mine dump
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