rubbish dump
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rubbish dump — noun a piece of land where waste materials are dumped • Syn: ↑dump, ↑garbage dump, ↑trash dump, ↑wasteyard, ↑waste yard, ↑dumpsite • Derivationally related forms: ↑dumpy ( … Useful english dictionary
dump — dump1 [dʌmp] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put something somewhere)¦ 2¦(get rid of something)¦ 3¦(end relationship)¦ 4¦(sell goods)¦ 5¦(copy information)¦ Phrasal verbs dump on somebody ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch dompen to … Dictionary of contemporary English
rubbish heap — noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter • Syn: ↑garbage heap, ↑junk heap, ↑scrapheap, ↑trash heap, ↑junk pile, ↑trash pile, ↑refuse heap • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
dump — I. /dʌmp / (say dump) verb (t) 1. to throw down in a mass; fling down or drop heavily: *Heavy rain is expected to be dumped on the Western Australian Goldfields today as tropical cyclone Monty makes its way south. –abc online, 2004. 2. to empty… …
dump — 1. noun 1) take the rubbish to the dump Syn: tip, rubbish dump, dumping ground, recycling centre 2) informal the house is a dump Syn: hovel, slum; informal hole, pigsty 2. verb 1) … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
dump — 1 verb 1 PUT STH SOMEWHERE (transitive always + adv/prep) to put something such as a load, bag etc somewhere in a careless, untidy way: dump sth in/on/there etc: Who dumped all these books on my desk? 2 GET RID OF (T) to get rid of someone or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rubbish compactor — /ˈrʌbɪʃ kəmpæktə/ (say rubish kuhmpaktuh) noun a device, as in a rubbish truck or rubbish dump, which crushes rubbish to reduce the volume that it occupies …
rubbish tip — /ˈrʌbɪʃ tɪp/ (say rubish tip) noun → tip2 (def. 10). Also, rubbish dump …
dump — dump1 [dump] vt. [ME dompen, to plunge, throw down; prob. < ON base akin to Dan dumpe, Swed dompa: for IE base see DEEP] 1. to throw down or out roughly; empty out or unload as in a heap or mass 2. a) to throw away (garbage, rubbish, etc.),… … English World dictionary
dump — ► NOUN 1) a site for depositing rubbish or waste. 2) a heap of rubbish left at a dump. 3) informal an unpleasant or dreary place. 4) Military a temporary store of weaponry or provisions. 5) Computing an act of dumping stored data. ► VERB 1) … English terms dictionary
