Dump
/dʌmp/
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts4 letters
Definition of Dump
noun
- A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
"A toxic waste dump."
- A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.
- That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.
- An act of dumping, or its result.
"The new XML dump is coming soon."
- A formatted listing of the contents of program storage, especially when produced automatically by a failing program
verb
- To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.
- To discard; to get rid of something one does not want anymore.
- To sell below cost or very cheaply; to engage in dumping.
- To copy data from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.
- To output the contents of storage or a data structure, often in order to diagnose a bug.
Anagrams of Dump
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Dump"
Dump is a 4-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Dump" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "dump" is a low-scoring word.