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dump out

dump out verb: to discard, to throw away, to toss out or eliminate.

Verb

dump out (third-person singular simple present dumps out, present participle dumping out, simple past and past participle dumped out)

  1. (informal, transitive) To discard, to throw away, to toss out or eliminate.
    • However, considering Canada's heroics in dumping out the Black Ferns, the Red Roses may need more next weekend.2025 September 20, Mike Henson, “Kildunne stars as England see off France to make final”, in BBC Sport
  2. (transitive) To empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface.
  3. (transitive) To gain control of the puck and shoot it into the neutral zone.

Forms of dump out

third-person singular presentdumps out
present participledumping out
past participledumped out
pastdumped out

Questions about dump out

What does dump out mean?
Dump out means to discard, to throw away, to toss out or eliminate.
What part of speech is dump out?
Dump out is a verb.
What is the past tense of dump out?
The past tense of dump out is dumped out.

Words near dump out in the dictionary

  1. dump job
  2. dump jobs
  3. dump months
  4. dump on
  5. dump one's load
  6. dump out
  7. dump stat
  8. dump stats
  9. dump store
  10. dump tackle
  11. dump tackles

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