Synonyms for dump
- verb
- noun
Most common
throw throw out get rid of toss out throw over ditch plunge underprice
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Throw — to put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it
throw, throw out, get rid of, toss out, chuck informal, junk, discard, jettison, lose, heave, cast
2. Knock down
Other
ditch, throw over, can, dive, plunge, underprice
Noun
1. Garbage dump
garbage dump, rubbish dump UK IE, wasteyard, dumpsite
Other
junk yard, throw-away, ben, cold cock slang
Definitions
- v. 1
To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it
We dumped the coal onto the fireplace.
- v. 2
To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.
- n. 1
A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
- n. 2
A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.
Related words
Example sentences
- throw His house is within a stone's throw of his school.
- ditch Tom took the bend too fast and landed in the ditch.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dump | steady | |
| throw | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- can1, ben1
- 4 letters
- shit1, lose1, cast1, deck1, crap1, dive1, junk1
- 5 letters
- floor1, throw1, chuck1, ditch1, heave1
- 6 letters
- plunge1
- 7 letters
- asshole2, discard2
- 8 letters
- arsehole2, jettison3, dumpsite
- 9 letters
- wasteyard
- 10 letters
- underprice3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (asshole2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- larguer
- Italiano
- stramazzare
- Español
- largar