dump
verb (used with object)
to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly.
had dumped
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past perfectof dump.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Under a caution offenders could be made to complete 20 hours of unpaid work clearing up streets and parks where they had dumped waste illegally, and pay fines up to £300.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Kostas Lagouvardos, research director at the National Observatory in Athens, said the "extreme" weather phenomenon had dumped up to 170 millimetres of rain on the capital.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
Because, he told Vic, during that first raid, ICE had dumped the documented guys at the Metro Detention Center downtown, 30 miles away, with no wallets and no phones and no way to get back.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
Mexico rejected accusations it had dumped its tomatoes on the US market at low prices and said the popularity of Mexican tomatoes was down to their good quality.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
And that was when I had dumped the roses in the waste-basket.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
