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dumpto put down or drop something in a careless way

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to put down or drop something in a careless way

Pronunciation (IPA): /dʌmp/

Korean meaning: 함부로 내던지다, 버리다

Korean pronunciation: **덤**프

Example Sentences

  • My room is such a dump that even cockroaches wear hard hats.
  • He got dumped by text message - talk about modern romance!
  • The company will dump toxic waste into the river.

dump

VERB

//dʌmp//

to put down or drop something in a careless way

dump concept
💡 Concept

He tilts the wheelbarrow and dumps a pile of soil onto the garden bed.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dʌmp/
🇬🇧 UK/dʌmp/

🌳Etymology

Rootdump

Origin

14세기 노르웨이어 'dumpa'에서 유래되어 '떨어뜨리다'라는 의미로 시작되었습니다

🎵Rhyme

bumpjumppumplump
bump
jump
pump
lump

🔗Collocations

dump load
dump truck
data dump
dump site
dump someone
garbage dump

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My room is such a dump that even cockroaches wear hard hats.

😄 Fun example

He got dumped by text message - talk about modern romance!

The company will dump toxic waste into the river.

She dumped all her problems on me during lunch.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

throwdiscardabandondropdispose

Antonyms

keepsavepreserve

Related

garbagewastelandfillrecycling

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