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dumping out

dumping out is the present participle and gerund of dump out.

Meaning of dump out

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.

Questions about dumping out

What is dumping out the present participle and gerund of?
Dumping out is the present participle and gerund of dump out.

Words near dumping out in the dictionary

  1. dumping day
  2. dumping ground
  3. dumping grounds
  4. dumping on
  5. dumping one's load
  6. dumping out
  7. dumping syndrome
  8. dumpings
  9. dumpish
  10. dumpishly
  11. dumpishness

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