dumpster
Pronunciations
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/ˈdʌmpstɚ/
Noun
A large, usually metal trash receptacle designed to be hoisted up by a garbage truck in order to be emptied.
Usage- Canada
- US usage
- Synonyms
- Examples
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More examples (1)
He realized with a brief shudder that Kurt probably used this flashlight while nipple-deep in dumpsters, had an image of Kurt transferring it from his gloved hands to his mouth and back again as he dug through bags of kitchen and toilet waste, looking for discarded technology.
[…]with the uncanny ability to always look like he just woke up in a dumpster
Verb
To discard or dispose something, especially to throw into a dumpster.
Usage- Slang
- Transitive
To humiliatingly destroy, utterly demolish (an opponent).
Usage- Slang
- Transitive
Synonym of dumpster dive
Usage- Slang
Noun
a container designed to receive and transport and dump waste
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Word forms
dumpstersdumpstersdumpsteringdumpstereddumpstered