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dump

verb [T] (GET RID OF)
 
 
/dʌmp/

Definition

C1 to get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be: The tax was so unpopular that the government decided to dump it. Several old cars had been dumped near the beach. Toxic chemicals continue to be dumped in the North Sea.Removing and getting rid of thingsTaking things away from someone or somewhere to sell unwanted goods very cheaply, usually in other countries: They accused the West of dumping out-of-date medicines on Third World countries.Removing and getting rid of thingsTaking things away from someone or somewhere specialized to move information from a computer's memory to another deviceKeeping and storing thingsOperating computers
(Definition of dump verb (GET RID OF) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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