dump out
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
dump out (third-person singular simple present dumps out, present participle dumping out, simple past and past participle dumped out)
- (informal, transitive) To discard, to throw away, to toss out.
- (transitive) To empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface.
Usage notes[edit]
- As with many phrasal verbs, a short direct object will frequently precede the particle, as in “He dumped it out”, rather than *“He dumped out it.”