dumps
duhmps
- n an informal expression for a mildly depressed state
in the dumps - n a coarse term for defecation
- n a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
- n (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
- n a place where supplies can be stored
- v throw away as refuse
- v sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
- v sell at artificially low prices
- v drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
- v fall abruptly
- v knock down with force
- California's reputation as a trendsetter has been enhanced: while most states fight to keep nuclear-waste dumps out, three Mojave Desert towns are fighting to get one.
- Britain's Atomic Energy Authority told last week what it is doing with the radioactive wastes from its nuclear reactors: it dumps the worrisome stuff into the ocean 200 miles .
- Last month Manhattan's Tammany Hall was down in the dumps.