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dump

/dʌmp/ noun B1
  1. A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site. · a toxic waste dump
  2. A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.
  3. That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.
  4. A disorganized collection of images posted on social media.
  5. An act of dumping, or its result. · The new XML dump is coming soon.
  6. A formatted listing of the contents of program storage, especially when produced automatically by a failing program.
  7. A storage place for supplies, especially military. · an ammo dump· a munitions dump
  8. An unpleasant, dirty, disreputable, unfashionable, boring, or depressing looking place. (slang) · This place looks like a dump.· Don't feel bad about moving away from this dump.

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I get in the dumps at times, and don’t open my mouth for days on end.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 9 · B2

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