(v): throw or cast away
(v): sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
(v): dispose of
(v): sell at artificially low prices
(v): exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
(v): drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
(v): let fall to the ground
(v): fall abruptly
(v): to fall vertically
(v): knock down with force
(v): hit repeatedly
(n): a coarse term for defecation
(n): the elimination of fecal waste through the anus
(n): a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
(n): the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
(n): (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
(n): matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials
(n): a place where supplies can be stored
(n): a depository for goods
Short for dump truck.
In a hospital, a dump describes when one service, exasperated with a patient and/or unable to think how to help them best, unceremoniously transfers care to another service to be rid of the problem.
"Did you see that patient with the chest pain?"
"Yes! It was a total dump. His labs are normal and the EKG is fine; they just didn't want to tell him it's all in his head."
In bookselling, also called "dump bin," a cardboard book stand provided by a publisher to display and promote a major title or series.
"In the Great War, a place for piling up supplies, as of shells or other ammunition, for distribution; also, the supplies themselves when so deposited."