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Dump job — In American police slang (and influenced by it), a dump job is an act of avoiding unwanted responsibility. Police usage In police work (and presumably serving as the source of its wider use) a dump job is the abandonment of a dead human body,… … Wikipedia
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
dump — dump1 [ dʌmp ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 place something carelessly ▸ 2 get rid of someone/something ▸ 3 leave someone with someone else ▸ 4 end relationship ▸ 5 sell goods at low price ▸ 6 copy information ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) INFORMAL to put something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
dump on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dump on : present tense I/you/we/they dump on he/she/it dumps on present participle dumping on past tense dumped on past participle dumped on informal 1) dump on someone to treat someone in an unfair way,… … English dictionary
dump — Synonyms and related words: Augean stables, Parthian shot, abandon, abase, abasement, abash, abjure, abundance, accumulation, affront, amassment, ammo dump, archives, armory, arsenal, artillery park, aspersion, atomic arsenal, atrocity, attic,… … Moby Thesaurus
job — Synonyms and related words: accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, acta, action, adventure, affair, appointment, assignment, bamboozle, be in, befool, berth, billet, blow, burglary, business, busywork, calling, capacity, caper,… … Moby Thesaurus
dump something in someone's lap — drop/dump/something in someone’s lap phrase to make someone responsible for a job or a problem, without any warning He put the matter off entirely, essentially dumping it in the lap of the incoming governor. Thesaurus: to make someone responsible … Useful english dictionary
Brain dump — The phrase brain dump refers to these things:* Generally, the transfer of a large quantity of information from one person to another or to a piece of paper can be referred to as a brain dump .* In slang, it can describe a hurried explanation of a … Wikipedia
Camp Dump Strike — The Camp Dump Strike was a labor dispute that began on March 9, 1882 at the Burlington Yards in Omaha, Nebraska. The event pitted state militia against unionized strikers. It was reportedly the first strike by organized labor in Nebraska [(1940)… … Wikipedia
