Dumps (original) (raw)

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An informal expression for a mildly depressed state

Example:

have the mopes

Synonyms:

dumps; mopes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dumps" is a kind of...):

low spirits (a state of mild depression)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

II. (verb)

Sense 1

Present simple (third person singular) of the verb dump

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