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Dump (Noun)

A piece of land where waste materials are dumped.

Nouns denoting spatial position.

A coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit".

Nouns denoting natural processes.

He took a dump in the outhouse behind the cabin.
After eating the spicy burrito, she had to make an emergency dump in the restroom.
The toilet was clogged because someone had taken a massive dump and it wouldn't flush.
He excused himself to go take a dump, hoping to relieve his stomach cramps.
The public restroom was disgusting, with evidence of a recent dump scattered all over the seat.

(computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs.

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

The system administrator created a dump of the server's memory to analyze the cause of the crash.
The programmer used a dump of the program's state to identify the source of the error.
The debugging tool generated a dump of the process's memory, which helped the developer find the bug.
The team created a dump of the database to test the backup and recovery process.
The error message indicated that a dump of the system's logs would be created to aid in troubleshooting.

A place where supplies can be stored; "an ammunition dump".

Nouns denoting man-made objects.