Dump vs. Dumper — What's the Difference?

An unordered accumulation; a pile.

A dumper is a vehicle designed for carrying bulk material, often on building sites. Dumpers are distinguished from dump trucks by configuration: a dumper is usually an open 4-wheeled vehicle with the load skip in front of the driver, while a dump truck has its cab in front of the load.

To release or throw down in a large mass.

To release or throw down in a large mass.

To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle

To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle

To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.

To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.

To get rid of; discard

To get rid of; discard

(Informal) To discard or reject unceremoniously

(Informal) To discard or reject unceremoniously

To place (goods or stock, for example) on the market in large quantities and at a low price.

To place (goods or stock, for example) on the market in large quantities and at a low price.

(Computers) To transfer (data stored internally in a computer) from one place to another, as from a memory to a printout, without processing.

(Computers) To transfer (data stored internally in a computer) from one place to another, as from a memory to a printout, without processing.

(Slang) To knock down; beat.

(Slang) To knock down; beat.

To fall or drop abruptly.

To fall or drop abruptly.

To discharge cargo or contents; unload.

To discharge cargo or contents; unload.

(Slang) To criticize another severely

(Slang) To criticize another severely

A place where refuse is dumped

A place where refuse is dumped

A storage place for goods or supplies; a depot

A storage place for goods or supplies; a depot

(Computers) An instance or the result of dumping stored data.

An unordered accumulation; a pile.

(Slang) A poorly maintained or disreputable place.

(Computers) An instance or the result of dumping stored data.

Vulgar Slang An act of defecating. Often used with take.

(Slang) A poorly maintained or disreputable place.

A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.

Vulgar Slang An act of defecating. Often used with take.

A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.

A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites; a dumpcart.

That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.

A dropper of refuse, particularly not in landfill sites/recycling sites.

(computing) An act of dumping, or its result.

One who dumps a boyfriend or girlfriend; the one of a romantic couple who terminates the relationship.

(computing) A formatted listing of the contents of program storage, especially when produced automatically by a failing program.

(surfing) A wave that knocks a surfer into the water.

A storage place for supplies, especially military.

(computing) A program that outputs the contents of storage or a data structure.

(slang) An unpleasant, dirty, disreputable, unfashionable, boring, or depressing looking place.

Same as dump truck.

An act of defecation; a defecating.

Truck whose contents can be emptied without handling; the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity

A sad, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; despondency.

Absence of mind; reverie.

(mining) A pile of ore or rock.

(obsolete) A melancholy strain or tune in music; any tune.

(obsolete) An old kind of dance.

A small coin made by punching a hole in a larger coin (called a holey dollar).

(marketing) A temporary display case that holds many copies of an item being sold.

A thick, ill-shapen piece.

A lead counter used in the game of chuck-farthing.

(Northern England) A deep hole in a river bed; a pool.

(transitive) To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.

(transitive) To discard; to get rid of something one no longer wants.

(transitive) 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.

To end a romantic relationship with.

To knock heavily; to stump.

(transitive) To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it

To precipitate (especially snow) heavily.

Of a surf wave, to crash a swimmer, surfer, etc., heavily downwards.

A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing.

A dull, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; low spirits or a mild depression; despondency; ill humor; - now used only in the plural.

Absence of mind; revery.

A melancholy strain or tune in music; any tune.

An old kind of dance.

A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.

A ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.

That which is dumped.

A pile of ore or rock.

A coarse term for defecation.

To knock heavily; to stump.

To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it; as, to dump sand, coal, etc.

A coarse term for defecation;

A piece of land where waste materials are dumped

(computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs

Throw away as refuse;

Sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly;

Sell at artificially low prices

Drop in a heap or mass

Fall abruptly;

Knock down with force;