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Word: Dump
Speech Type: Noun
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
dʌmp
a site for depositing rubbish.
Short Definition:site for depositing rubbish
an unpleasant or dreary place
Short Definition:unpleasant or dreary place
Examples:- why are you living in a dump like this?
an act of copying stored data to a different location, performed typically as a protection against loss.
Short Definition:copying of stored data to different location
an act of defecation.
Short Definition:act of defecation
Word: Dump
Speech Type: Verb
dʌmp
deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way
Short Definition:dispose of rubbish etc. carelessly or hurriedly
Examples:- trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here
copy (stored data) to a different location, especially so as to protect against loss.
Short Definition:copy stored data to different location
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