DUMPED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Dump

Speech Type: Verb

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dʌmp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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
Definition:

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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