dumpster
To discard or dispose something, especially to throw into a dumpsterTo discard or dispose something, especially to throw into a dumpster.
» Tom took cover behind a dumpster.
Tom ging hinter einer Mülltonne in Deckung.
Meaning
3 senses(slang, transitive)To discard or dispose something, especially to throw into a dumpster.
(slang, transitive)To humiliatingly destroy, utterly demolish (an opponent).
(slang)Synonym of dumpster dive
Examples
40 sentencesTom took cover behind a dumpster.
deTom ging hinter einer Mülltonne in Deckung.
Tom threw the gun into a dumpster.
Diego moved away from the dumpster.
I ate from dumpsters a lot.
He set a dumpster on fire.
ruОн поджёг мусорный бак.
Origin
Genericized brand name, from blend of dump + Dempster. The original brand (and some associGenericized brand name, from blend of dump + Dempster. The original brand (and some associated things) are no longer trademarked, because the three trademarks involved have either expired or been cancelled. By surface analysis, dump + -ster.
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Forms
dumpsters, dumpstering, dumpstered, dumpstered| Base form | dumpster · to dumpster |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dumpsters |
| Present participle | dumpstering |
| Past simple | dumpstered |
| Past participle | dumpstered |
irregular
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle