Meanings
verbdumpster 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)
present singular third person dumpster dives · participle present dumpster diving · past dumpster dived · US past dumpster dove · participle past dumpster dived
- intransitiveslangtransitiveTo practice dumpster diving.
noundumpster dive (plural dumpster dives)
plural dumpster dives
- slangAn act or expedition of dumpster diving.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Translations
Finnish dyykata
- dyykatapractice dumper diving
German containern, dumpstern
- containernpractice dumper diving
- dumpsternpractice dumper diving
Norwegian Bokmål dømpstre
- dømpstrepractice dumper diving
Spanish buscar en la basura, cirujear
- buscar en la basurapractice dumper diving
- cirujearpractice dumper diving
Swedish dumpstra
- dumpstrapractice dumper diving
Cite this entry
APA
dumpster dive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumpster%20dive
MLA
“dumpster dive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumpster%20dive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dumpster dive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dumpster%20dive.
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