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dumping - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | dump |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drop, throw away |
| Synonyms: | cast, chuck, clear out, deposit, discard, discharge, dispose of, ditch, drain, eject, empty, evacuate, expel, exude, fling, get rid of, jettison, junk, leave, scrap, throw out, tip, unload, unpack, deep-six, fling down, let fall, throw down, throw overboard |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, maintain, save |
| Main Entry: | dumping |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disposal |
| Synonyms: | disposition, jettison, removal, discarding, junking, scrapping |
| Main Entry: | sale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exchange of object for money |
| Synonyms: | auction, barter, business, buying, clearance, commerce, consuming, deal, demand, disposal, enterprise, marketing, negotiation, purchase, purchasing, reduction, selling, trade, transaction, closeout, dumping, unloading, vending, vendition |
| Main Entry: | hazardous waste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | environmental pollutant |
| Synonyms: | poison, pollution, toxic waste, atomic waste, contaminated materials, dumping, industrial waste, nuclear waste |
| Main Entry: | deep six |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disposal |
| Synonyms: | burial, bury, jettison, throw away, burial at sea, dumping |
| Main Entry: | disposal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | parting with or throwing something away |
| Synonyms: | clearance, conveyance, demolition, destroying, destruction, dispensation, disposition, ejection, jettison, removal, riddance, sacrifice, sale, selling, transfer, auctioning, bartering, chucking, demolishing, discarding, dispatching, dumping, jettisoning, junking, relegation, relinquishment, scrapping, trading, transference, vending |
| Antonyms: | hold, keeping, retention |
| Main Entry: | abandon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | leave behind, relinquish |
| Synonyms: | abdicate, back out, bail out*, bow out*, chicken out*, cop out*, cut loose*, desert, discard, discontinue, ditch*, drop, drop out, duck*, dump*, dust*, leave, opt out, pull out, quit, screw*, stop, surrender, throw over*, vacate, walk out on, withdraw, yield, flake out, fly the coop, give up the ship, kiss goodbye, leg it, let go, run out on, ship out, storm out, take a powder, take a walk, wash hands of |
| Antonyms: | cherish, defend, keep, pursue, retain, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | run quickly away |
| Synonyms: | abscond, bail out*, bound, cop out*, cut loose*, cut out*, dart, dash, ditch*, drop out*, dump*, escape, flee, flight, fly, hotfoot*, hurtle, jump, leap, leave in the lurch, make off*, opt out, rush, scamper, scoot, skedaddle*, skip, split*, spring, sprint, start, startle, take off*, walk out on, hightail, kiss goodbye, leave flat, leave high and dry, leave holding the bag, make a break for it, make tracks, run like scared rabbit, run out on, step on it, take flight |
| Antonyms: | stay, wait |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | humiliate |
| Synonyms: | abash, browbeat, chagrin, dispose of, dump, hurt, mortify, overwhelm, put away*, put down*, quash, quell, shame, suppress |
| Antonyms: | build up, compliment, encourage, praise, inspirit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of |
| Synonyms: | abandon, abdicate, abjure, banish, can*, cancel, cashier, chuck, desert, dispatch, dispense with, dispose of, dispossess, ditch, divorce, do away with, drop, dump, eject, eliminate, expel, forsake, jettison, junk*, oust, protest, reject, relinquish, remove, renounce, repeal, repudiate, scrap, shake off, shed, throw away, throw out, write off, adios, cast aside, deep-six, free of, give up, have done with, part with, put by, sweep away, throw overboard, toss aside |
| Antonyms: | embrace, keep, retain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dispose of |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw away |
| Synonyms: | bestow, chuck*, deep six, destroy, discard, dump, eighty-six*, eliminate, get rid of, give, jettison, junk*, kiss*, relinquish, scrap, sell, transfer, unload, adios, file in circular file, kiss off*, make over, part with |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, retain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dissipate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expend, spend |
| Synonyms: | blow*, consume, deplete, dump*, lavish, misspend, misuse, run through, squander, throw away, waste, be wasteful with, burn up*, fritter away, indulge oneself, kiss goodbye, trifle away, use up |
| Antonyms: | accumulate, collect, gather, hoard, save |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ditch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of |
| Synonyms: | abandon, desert, discard, dispose of, drop, dump*, eighty-six*, forsake, jettison, junk*, leave, reject, scrap*, throw away, throw out, throw overboard |
| Antonyms: | pick up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | divest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dispossess; take off |
| Synonyms: | bankrupt, bare, bereave, bleed, denude, deprive, despoil, disinherit, dismantle, disrobe, ditch*, doff, dump, eighty-six*, lose, milk*, oust, plunder, remove, rob, seize, spoil, strip, uncover, undress, unload, denudate, take from, unclothe |
| Antonyms: | clothe, cover, invest, possess, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | let go of; fall |
| Synonyms: | abandon, bring down, collapse, decline, depress, descend, dive, duck, dump, fell, floor, flop, go down, ground, keel over*, knock, loosen, lower, pitch, plummet, plump, plunge, release, relinquish, shed, shoot, sink, slide, slip, slump, topple, tumble, unload, cave in, give up, nose-dive* |
| Antonyms: | ascend, mount, rise, take up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eject |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw or be thrown out |
| Synonyms: | banish, bounce*, bump, debar, discharge, disgorge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, dispossess, ditch, do away with*, dump*, eighty-six*, ejaculate, eliminate, emit, eradicate, erupt, evict, exclude, expel, extrude, fire, get rid of, kick out*, oust, reject, rout, sack, send packing*, spew, spout, turn out, vomit, cast out, disbar, drive off, eruct, expulse, force out, give the boot, heave out, irrupt, kiss goodbye, show the gate to, spit out, squeeze out, throw overboard, unloose |
| Antonyms: | take in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | empty |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove contents |
| Synonyms: | clear, consume, decant, deplete, discharge, disgorge, drain, drink, dump, ebb, eject, escape, evacuate, exhaust, expel, gut, leak, leave, purge, release, run out, tap, unburden, unload, vacate, void, flow out, make void, pour out, rush out, use up |
| Antonyms: | fill |
| Main Entry: | export |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sell or trade abroad |
| Synonyms: | consign, convey, dump, freight, ship, smuggle, transport, find market, find outlet, send out, transship |
| Antonyms: | buy, import |
| Main Entry: | fling |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw with abandon |
| Synonyms: | cast, catapult, chuck*, dump, fire, heave, hurl, jerk, launch, lob, peg*, pitch, precipitate, propel, send, shy*, sling, toss, let fly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | heap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amass, collect in pile |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, add, arrange, augment, bank, bunch, concentrate, deposit, dump, fill, gather, group, hoard, increase, load, lump, mass, mound, pack, stack, stockpile, store, swell, fill up |
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