dump

  • 1dump — dump; dump·er; dump·i·ly; dump·i·ness; dump·ish; dump·ler; dump·ling; dump·man; Dump·ster; dump·ish·ly; dump·ty; …

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  • 2Dump — generally refers to a place for disposal of domestic waste. See articles at midden and landfill. Other uses The word has other uses alone or in combination and may refer to: Dump (program), a Unix program for backing up file systems Dump (band),… …

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  • 3Dump — Dump, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. dumpin melancholy, Dan.dump dull, low, D. dompig damp, G. dumpf damp, dull, gloomy, and E. damp, or rather perh. dump, v. t. Cf. {Damp}, or {Dump}, v. t.] 1. A dull, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; low… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Dump — (d[u^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dumped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dumping}.] [OE. dumpen to throw down, fall down, cf. Icel. dumpa to thump, Dan. dumpe to fall suddenly, rush, dial. Sw. dimpa to fall down plump. Cf. {Dump} sadness.] 1. To knock heavily;… …

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  • 5dump — [dʌmp] verb [transitive] 1. to put waste in a particular place, especially illegally LAW : • 11 million gallons of crude oil were illegally dumped into Prince William Sound. 2. to sell something that you do not want: • But before you call your… …

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  • 6dump — dump1 [dump] vt. [ME dompen, to plunge, throw down; prob. < ON base akin to Dan dumpe, Swed dompa: for IE base see DEEP] 1. to throw down or out roughly; empty out or unload as in a heap or mass 2. a) to throw away (garbage, rubbish, etc.),… …

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  • 7dump|y — dump|y1 «DUHM pee», adjective, dump|i|er, dump|i|est. short and fat; squat: »Her stature tall I hate a dumpy woman (Byron). ╂[origin …

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  • 8Dump — est un mot anglais signifiant l action de laisser choir en tas ou en masse (Cf. dumping). Utilisé en informatique à partir des années 1960[réf. nécessaire] pour définir une « action de vidage mémoire » vers un périphérique de… …

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  • 9Dump — (англ. dump «мусорная куча, свалка; выбрасывать, вываливать»): dump (Unix) утилита Unix для резервного копирования. Dump (группа) сайд проект Джеймса Макнью, басиста Yo La Tengo. См. также Дамп снимок информации о состоянии компьютерной… …

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  • 10dump — vt: to sell in quantity at a very low price; specif: to sell abroad at less than the market price at home Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. dump …

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