►                 GET RID OF A Pt 1 to get rid of sth you do not want,

especially in a place which is not suitable ( Ale AX# it65i&# ) A#, ffiW, {$#!]: Too much toxic waste is being dumped at sea. A^65##^^#ft    0

The dead body was just dumped by the roadside. jx JI-/E

2 ~ sb/sth (on sb) (informal) to get rid of sb/sth or leave them for sb else to deal with A T; M # ; % ® : He’s got no right to keep dumping his problems on me.    X9

3 (business jti) to get rid of goods by selling them at a very low price, often in another country ( [p] g| # ) figi

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►                 PUT DOWN tit X 4 to put sth down in a careless or

untidy way      ; iltiC: Just dump your stuff over

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►                 END RELATIONSHIP         5 (informal) to end a

romantic relationship with sb if ( A A ) X X, H X ^ : Did you hear he’s dumped his girlfriend? fife B fE A

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►                 COMPUTING if % #L A 6 to copy information and move it somewhere to store it ( jf#fiUi. ) ft fit, ft# ITSTCTil see lap n. ia;i;iTJ 'dump on sb (informal, especially NAmE) to criticize sb severely or treat them badly A

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►                 FOR WASTE it. $£ 1 a place where waste or rubbish/

garbage is taken and left iff & ^ tyj it: (BrE) a

rubbish dump   o {NAmE) a garbage dump itMM

O the municipal dump Tfiitifcijj o a toxic/nuclear waste dump     2 (also 'mine dump) (SAfrE) a hill

that is formed when waste sand from the production of gold is piled in one place over a period of time Wi

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►                  DIRTY PLACE f])}:it fj 3 (informal, disapproving) a dirty or unpleasant place ffififeX; iliMtr;. 4>Aifi;K65fifeX: How can you live in this dump? fipX A ## AM# Mill]: fife#?

►                 FOR WEAPONS 4 a temporary store for military

supplies   an ammunition dump #15

►                 COMPUTING if T>- filtA 4 5 an act of copying data stored in a computer; a copy or list of the contents of this data f$fit; ft#; ftfitffct? — see also screen dump

►                 WASTE FROM BODY # fig 6 [C] {slang) an act of passing waste matter from the body through the bowels Jf

to have a dump jf#

'dump bin (BrE) (also dis'play bin US, BrE) noun a box in a shop/store for displaying goods, especially goods whose prices have been reduced ( F§li£ ) K'XlJfiA (A % )

dump er /'dAmpa(r)/ noun {especially NAmE) a person who throws away dangerous or harmful things, espe­cially in the wrong place    ) tlop#

'dumper truck {BrE) {NAmE 'dump truck) noun a vehicle for carrying earth, stones, etc. in a container which can be lifted up for the load to fall out g ® 1% “A; SUf-A — picture o construction dump-ing /'dAmpirj/ noun [U] the act or practice of dumping sth, especially dangerous substances ( A^ela P&#lJt65 ) M#J, fljjtp: a ban on the dumping of radio­active waste at sea

‘dumping ground noun [usually sing.] a place where sth that is not wanted is dumped if dump-ling /■ dAmplir)/ noun 1 a small ball of dough (= a mixture of flour, fat and water) that is cooked and served with meat dishes/Mi m; MPS; chicken

with herb dumplings # ^   6^ if X 2 a small ball of

pastry, often with fruit in it, eaten as a dessert 7KX TPT: apple dumplings #^TfiX dumps /dAmps/ noun [pi ] fTST!*7B down in the ‘dumps {informal) feeling unhappy fcg X X ; ifl ^ HH3 DEPRESSED

Dump-ster™ /'dAmpst8(r)/ noun {NAmE) = skipt?.(2) 'dump truck noun (NAmE) = dumper truck dumpy /'dAmpi/ adj. (especially of a person ft tt A) short and fat igfl¥65

dun /dAn/ adj. greyish-brown in colour ^65; Bi}H'fe65 ►dun noun [U] dunce /dAns/ noun (old-fashioned) a person, especially a child at school, who is stupid or slow to learn M 65

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.dunce’s 'cap {BrE) {NAmE 'dunce cap) noun a pointed hat that was sometimes given in the past to a child in a class at school who was slow to learn ( 1H #

Dun-dee cake /dAn'di: keik/ noun [C, U] a fruit cake, usually decorated with almonds (= a type of nut)

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dun der head /'dAndahed; NAmE 'dAndar-/ noun (in­formal) a silly or stupid person dune /dju:n; NAmE du:n/ (also 'sand dune) noun a small hill of sand formed by the wind, near the sea or in a desert ( MWJ&65 )

'dune buggy noun = beach buggy dung /Aay)/ noun [U] solid waste from animals, espe­cially from large ones ( A ts A S st) ^ 65 ) M

MANURE: COW dung

dun garees /.dArjga'riiz/ noun [pi.] 1 (BrE) {NAmE over­alls, 'bib overalls) a piece of clothing that consists of trousers/pants with an extra piece of cloth covering the chest, held up by strips of cloth over the shoulders ft mW',        a pair of dungarees — #X=^}I| 0

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dun geon /'dAnd3an/ noun a dark underground room used as a prison, especially in a castle ( A M M X

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dung-heap /'dAqhiip/ (also dung-hill /‘dAijhil/) noun a large pile of dung, especially on a farm ( A A J$ X

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dunk /dArjk/ verb 1 [VN] ~ sth (in/into sth) to put food quickly into liquid before eating it

X )    - • M,        — She sat reading a magazine,

dunking cookies in her coffee.

#      Hf M H — T S o 2 [VN] {especially NAmE) to

push sb underwater for a short time, as a joke; to put sth into water (     Al$AtK4* ) g —T;

) : The camera survived being dunked in the river, 'kMffitaAMtM J3 [V, VN] (in basketball M J$) to jump very high and put the ball through the basket with great force from above JE (J*)ftA®i*I; JnM;

dunno /da'nau; NAmE da'nou/ {non-standard) a way of writing the informal spoken form of ‘I don’t know’ ftbl ( I don’t know 65#XA^m ) dunny /'dAni/ noun {pi. -ies) {AustralE, NZE, informal) a toilet Mtfr;

dunt /dAnt/ verb {ScotE) [VN, usually + adv./prep.) to hit or knock sb or sth 3rtT; Sliif ► dunt noun duo /'djuiau; NAmE 'du:ou/ noun {pi. -os) 1 two people who perform together or are often seen or thought of together — m M ^ 15 : the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy       — compare trio

2 = DUET

duo-de-num /.djuia'diinem; NAmE ,du:a-/ noun {pi. duo- de-nums or duo-dena /-’di:na/) (anatomy ffl) the first part of the small intestine, next to the stomach X X Mj — picture o body — compare ileum, jejunum ► duo denal /,dju:a'di:nl; NAmE ,du:a-/ adj. -. a duodenal ulcer

du op oly /djui'npali; NAmE du:'a:-/ noun {pi. -ies) {busi­ness ®) 1 a right to trade in a particular product or service, held by only two companies or organizations ( l§] novels#65 ) M®li2a group of two companies or organizations who hold a duopoly — compare monopoly(I)

the DUP /,di: ju: 'pi:/ abbr. the Democratic Unionist Party (a political party in Northern Ireland that wants it