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dumpster dove

dumpster dove is the simple past and past participle of dumpster dive.

Meaning of dumpster dive

Verb

dumpster dive (third-person singular simple present dumpster dives, present participle dumpster diving, simple past dumpster dived or (chiefly US) dumpster dove, past participle dumpster dived)

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To practice dumpster diving.

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Questions about dumpster dove

What is dumpster dove the simple past and past participle of?
Dumpster dove is the simple past and past participle of dumpster dive.

Words near dumpster dove in the dictionary

  1. dumpster diver
  2. dumpster divers
  3. dumpster dives
  4. dumpster diving
  5. dumpster divings
  6. dumpster dove
  7. dumpster fire
  8. dumpster fires
  9. dumpster juice
  10. dumpster juices
  11. dumpster panda

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