dump out

verb

To discard, to throw away, to toss out or eliminate.

Meanings

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

present singular third person dumps out · participle present dumping out · participle past dumped out · past dumped out

  1. informaltransitiveTo 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. transitiveTo empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface.
  3. transitivehobbiesTo gain control of the puck and shoot it into the neutral zone.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dump out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dump%20out.

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