verb / noun
dump
DUMP/dʌmp/
To drop or discard material abruptly and carelessly.
A worker carelessly dumps broken boxes onto a heap.
Etymology
Dump originally meant throwing down forcefully or dropping suddenly; unloading a whole load by tipping a cart extended that action to bulk disposal. Its deeper origin is uncertain, possibly Scandinavian.
In context
if you've added the oil too fast you can save it at home and it's pretty easy so you can see here we've got the aioli i'm just going to dump a heap in
More examples
- Someone dumped old tires beside the road.
- We take the broken furniture to the dump.
- She dumps her boyfriend in a text message.
Forms
dump · dumps · dumped · dumping
Similar words
- unload
- Focuses on removing a load, not on doing it carelessly.
- discard
- Emphasizes getting rid of something, not how it lands.
- drop
- Means letting something fall, without necessarily throwing it away.