dump out

English

Verb

dump out (third-person singular simple present dumps out, present participle dumping out, simple past and past participle dumped out)

1. (informal, transitive) To discard, to throw away, to toss out or eliminate.
   • 2025 September 20, Mike Henson, “Kildunne stars as England see off France to make final”, in BBC Sport‎:

     However, considering Canada's heroics in dumping out the Black Ferns, the Red Roses may need more next weekend.

2. (transitive) To empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface.
3. (transitive, ice hockey, of a defensive player) To gain control of the puck and shoot it into the neutral zone.

Usage notes

• As with many phrasal verbs, a short direct object will frequently precede the particle, as in “He dumped it out”, rather than *“He dumped out it.”