dumps

[ duhmps ]

/ dʌmps /

noun

a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.

Origin of dumps

1515–25; compare German dumpf dull, Middle Dutch domp haze

Words nearby dumps

dumping, dumping syndrome, dumping-ground, dumpish, dumpling, dumps, dumpsite, dumpster, dumpster diving, dumpster fire, dumpy

Definition for dumps (2 of 2)

dump

[ duhmp ]

/ dʌmp /

verb (used with object)

to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.

to empty out, as from a container, by tilting or overturning.

to unload or empty out (a container), as by tilting or overturning.

to be dismissed, fired, or released from a contract: The first baseman was dumped from the team after hitting .210 for the first half of the season.

to transfer or rid oneself of suddenly and irresponsibly: Don't dump your troubles on me!

Boxing Slang.

to knock down: The champion was dumped twice but won the fight.
to lose (a match) intentionally: a bribe to dump a fight.

Commerce.

to put (goods or securities) on the market in large quantities and at a low price without regard to the effect on market conditions.
to sell (goods) into foreign markets below cost in order to promote exports or damage foreign competition.

Computers. to print, display, or record on an output medium (the contents of a computer's internal storage or the contents of a file), often at the time a program fails.

Slang. to kill; murder: threats to dump him if he didn't pay up.

verb (used without object)

to fall or drop down suddenly.

to throw away or discard garbage, refuse, etc.

Commerce.

to offer goods for sale in large quantities at a low price.
to dump below-cost goods into foreign markets.

to release contents: a sewage pipe that dumps in the ocean.

Slang. to complain, criticize, gossip, or tell another person one's problems: He calls me up just to dump.

Slang: Vulgar. to defecate.

noun

an accumulation of discarded garbage, refuse, etc.

Also called dumpsite, dumping-ground. a place where garbage, refuse, etc., is deposited.

Military.

a collection of ammunition, stores, etc., deposited at some point, as near a battlefront, for distribution.
the ammunition, stores, etc., so deposited.

the act of dumping.

Mining.

a runway or embankment equipped with tripping devices, from which low-grade ore, rock, etc., are dumped.
the pile of ore so dumped.

Informal. a place, house, or town that is dilapidated, dirty, or disreputable.

(in merchandising) a bin or specially made carton in which items are displayed for sale: Fifty copies of the best-selling paperback novel were in a dump near the checkout counter.

Computers. a copy of the contents of a computer's internal storage or of the contents of a file at a given instant, that is printed, displayed, or stored on an output medium.

Origin of dump

1250–1300; Middle English (in sense “to fall suddenly”) < Old Norse dumpa strike, bump; modern senses as transitive v. and noun (not known before 19th cent.) perhaps < another source, or independent expressive formation

OTHER WORDS FROM dump

dump·er, noun un·dumped, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for dumps

In the books, Cersei gets very down in the dumps, starts putting on weight, and hits the bottle hard.

Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey on Cersei Lannister’s Future and That Controversial Rape Scene |Marlow Stern |June 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Just when spirits are lowest, sometimes, we look to sky and see giant flock of dumps soaring together overhead.

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If the economy is back in the dumps, the nation may just want change.

Hillary Derangement Syndrome |Michael Tomasky |April 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Stephen Colbert Dumps North Korea It seems as if Kim Jong-un is looking to go steady with America.

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And the ground coffee is deposited in a little cup which pulls out and dumps neatly into your coffeemaker.

The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide |Megan McArdle |December 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Come here a little minute, Dumps; I want you to help me wind up this tale.

Diddie, Dumps & Tot |Louise-Clarke Pyrnelle
Perhaps of all living beings, Mr. Dumps was about the last she would wish to encounter just then.

Trevlyn Hold |Mrs. Henry Wood
What mattered it to me now, this babble of dumps and dust, of claims and clean-ups?

The Trail of '98 |Robert W. Service
Each of these dumps is a load of refuse and rubbish pushed outward by the little sapper, which shoulders it up from below.

Social Life in the Insect World |J. H. Fabre
Dumps had turned into the road, and was pursuing his way slowly down it.

Trevlyn Hold |Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for dumps (1 of 3)

dumps

/ (dʌmps) /

pl n

informal a state of melancholy or depression (esp in the phrase down in the dumps)

Word Origin for dumps

C16: probably from Middle Dutch domp haze, mist; see damp

British Dictionary definitions for dumps (2 of 3)

dump ¹

/ (dʌmp) /

verb

to drop, fall, or let fall heavily or in a mass

(tr) to empty (objects or material) out of a container

to unload, empty, or make empty (a container), as by tilting or overturning

(tr) informal to dispose of

(tr) to dispose of (waste, esp radioactive nuclear waste) in the sea or on land

commerce

to market (goods) in bulk and at low prices
to offer for sale large quantities of (goods) on foreign markets at low prices in order to maintain a high price in the home market and obtain a share of the foreign markets

(tr) to store (supplies, arms, etc) temporarily

(intr) slang, mainly US to defecate

(tr) surfing (of a wave) to hurl a swimmer or surfer down

(tr) Australian and NZ to compact (bales of wool) by hydraulic pressure

(tr) computing to record (the contents of part or all of the memory) on a storage device, such as magnetic tape, at a series of points during a computer run

noun

a place or area where waste materials are dumped
(in combination)rubbish dump

a pile or accumulation of rubbish

the act of dumping

informal a dirty or unkempt place

military a place where weapons, supplies, etc, are stored

slang, mainly US an act of defecation

Derived forms of dump

dumper, noun

Word Origin for dump

C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian dumpa to fall suddenly, Middle Low German dumpeln to duck

British Dictionary definitions for dumps (3 of 3)

dump ²

/ (dʌmp) /

noun

obsolete a mournful song; lament

Word Origin for dump

C16: see damp

Idioms and Phrases with dumps

dumps

see down in the dumps.

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