dump-n; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: the act of defecation

Commentary: DUMp[+event][+defecation]

Examples:
The rhinoceros took a dump in its cage.
Cleanup staff walked behind the parade horses to tidy up after the animals' dumps.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: a site for depositing garbage, waste material

Commentary: DUMP[+location][+site][+for_garbage]

Examples:
People have picnics at the Wellesley town dump.
The government has ordered the cleanup of these toxic waste dumps.
The nuclear waste dump is being planned for deep inside that mountain.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: digital data copied from a computer storage device

Commentary: DUMP[+collection][+information][+digital][+copied][+from_device][+storage][+computer]

Examples:
The system administrator made a dump of the month's database logs.
The C program did a core dump which is 40MB in size.
Mary told John to give her a brain dump from the meetings in New York. (metaphoric extension)

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: a building for storing supplies

Commentary: DUMP[+location][+building][+storage][+for_supplies]

Examples:
This building was a munitions dump in the 19th century.

Mappings:
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 5: a dreary or rundown place

Commentary: DUMP[+location][+dreary][+rundown]

Examples:
The restaurant looked like a dump so we decided to eat elsewhere.
How can John live in such dump!
She described the town she grew up in as a real dump.

Mappings:
WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 1c