The difference between Dump and Lose

When used as nouns, dump means a place where waste or garbage is left, whereas lose means fame, renown.

When used as verbs, dump means to release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner, whereas lose means to cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dump and Lose

  1. Dump as a noun:

    A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.

    Examples:

    "A toxic waste dump."

  2. Dump as a noun:

    A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.

  3. Dump as a noun:

    That which is dumped, especially in a chaotic way; a mess.

  4. Dump as a noun (computing):

    An act of dumping, or its result.

    Examples:

    "The new XML dump is coming soon."

  5. Dump as a noun (computing):

    A formatted listing of the contents of program storage, especially when produced automatically by a failing program

  6. Dump as a noun:

    A storage place for supplies, especially military.

  7. Dump as a noun:

    An unpleasant, dirty, disreputable, unfashionable, boring or depressing looking place.

    Examples:

    "This place looks like a dump."

    "Don't feel bad about moving away from this dump."

  8. Dump as a noun (vulgar, slang, often with the verb "take", euphemism):

    An act of defecation; a defecating.

    Examples:

    "I have to take a dump."

  9. Dump as a noun (usually in the plural):

    A sad, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; despondency

  10. Dump as a noun:

    Absence of mind; revery.

  11. Dump as a noun (mining):

    A pile of ore or rock.

  12. Dump as a noun (obsolete):

    A melancholy strain or tune in music; any tune.

  13. Dump as a noun (obsolete):

    An old kind of dance.

  14. Dump as a noun (historical, Australia):

    A small coin made by punching a hole in a larger coin (called a holey dollar).

  15. Dump as a noun (obsolete):

    A deep hole in a river bed; a pool.

  1. Dump as a verb (transitive):

    To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.

  2. Dump as a verb (transitive):

    To discard; to get rid of something one does not want anymore.

  3. Dump as a verb (transitive):

    To sell below cost or very cheaply; to engage in dumping.

  4. Dump as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To copy data from a system to another place or system, usually in order to archive it.

  5. Dump as a verb (transitive, computing):

    To output the contents of storage or a data structure, often in order to diagnose a bug.

  6. Dump as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To end a relationship with.

  7. Dump as a verb (transitive):

    To knock heavily; to stump.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Halliwell"

  8. Dump as a verb (transitive, US):

    To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it

    Examples:

    "We dumped the coal onto the fireplace."

    "rfquotek Bartlett"

  9. Dump as a verb (transitive, US):

    To precipitate (especially snow) heavily.

  1. Dump as a noun (UK, archaic):

    A thick, ill-shapen piece.

  2. Dump as a noun (UK, archaic):

    A lead counter used in the game of chuck-farthing.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Smart"

  1. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.

    Examples:

    "If you lose that ten-pound note, you'll be sorry."

    "He lost his hearing in the explosion."

    "She lost her position when the company was taken over."

  2. Lose as a verb:

    To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to find; to go astray from.

    Examples:

    "I lost my way in the forest."

  3. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To have (an organ) removed from one's body, especially by accident.

    Examples:

    "Johnny lost a tooth, but kept it for the tooth fairy."

    "He lost his spleen in a car wreck."

  4. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To fail to win (a game, competition, trial, etc).

    Examples:

    "We lost the football match."

  5. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To shed (weight).

    Examples:

    "I’ve lost five pounds this week."

  6. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer.

    Examples:

    "The policeman lost the robber he was chasing."

    "Mission control lost the satellite as its signal died down."

  7. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (somebody) to be unable to follow or trace one any longer.

    Examples:

    "We managed to lose our pursuers in the forest."

  8. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To experience the death of (someone to whom one has an attachment, such as a relative or friend).

    Examples:

    "She lost all her sons in the war."

  9. Lose as a verb (transitive):

    To cease exhibiting; to overcome (a behavior or emotion).

  10. Lose as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To shed, remove, discard, or eliminate.

    Examples:

    "When we get into the building, please lose the hat."

  11. Lose as a verb:

    Of a clock, to run slower than expected.

    Examples:

    "My watch loses five minutes a week."

    "It's already 5:30? My watch must have lost a few minutes."

  12. Lose as a verb:

    To cause (someone) the loss of something; to deprive of.

  13. Lose as a verb:

    To fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss.

    Examples:

    "I lost a part of what he said."

  14. Lose as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To cause to part with; to deprive of.

  1. Lose as a noun (obsolete):

    Fame, renown; praise.

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