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Meanings of dump in English

Portuguese
descargas descontroladas de resíduos
Catalan
abocador
Wikidata

A piece of land where waste materials are dumped.

descargas descontroladas de resíduos
Spanish
derribar

Knock down with force.

derribar
Portuguese
merda

A coarse term for defecation.

merda
Catalan
precipitar-se
Spanish
botar

Fall abruptly.

precipitar-se
Synonyms
Examples for "plunge"
Examples for "plunge"
1
But the plunge into a political crisis right now is particularly unfortunate.
The Irish Times
2
But plunge Europe into existential crisis and it suddenly seems to matter.
The Irish Times
3
But West China Cement's share price plunge is a clear red flag.
Reuters
4
The late-2018 stock market plunge, for instance, derailed holiday sales that year.
News.com.au
5
It is the second Airbus to plunge into the sea this month.
Reuters
Usage of dump in English
1
There are groups with the express purpose of planning illegal pump-and-dump schemes.
Wired
2
Investors are choosing to dump Italian assets now and ask questions later.
Reuters
3
It also requires getting state governments to dump stamp duty on homes.
The Guardian
4
The ranger pointed to another shaft-house and dump on the next hillside.
A Texas Ranger
5
The dump had been closed years ago, replaced by a treatment plant.
Darkness
6
From the kitchen came the dump of an iron, and cheerful singing.
K
7
One look at the plants we dump will give you the lie.
Plague Ship
8
Jennifer worried about him and urged him to dump the hospital job.
O+F
9
We can dump the stuff down a shaft or throw it away.
Heart of the West
10
But within a week, people came back to dump again, said Delihlazo.
The South African
11
He would sell the two hundred and dump more than that overboard.
Poor Man's Rock
12
An agency spokesman said Texas has authority over its new dump site.
Reuters
13
Coastal nuclear plants commonly dump water that contains tritium into the ocean.
The Guardian
14
The animals at the dump had built a handful of lookout points.
Amberville
15
Sometimes it was a coatless dump-boss blaspheming his toiling army of spick-a-dees.
Never-Fail Blake
16
But, for ski-junkies a fresh dump of snow could be good news.
Radio NZ
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Translations for dump
Russian
дамп
Dump through the time
Dump across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
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