dispose vs dump

dump vs dispose

dispose is not a noun while dump is a noun.

dispose and dump both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dispose	No	No	Yes	No
dump	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dump is a hyponym of dispose; that is, dump is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dispose:

dispose: throw or cast away
dump: throw away as refuse

Other hyponyms of dispose include unlearn, deep-six, give it the deep six, jettison, junk, scrap, trash, waste, retire, abandon, liquidize, sell out, sell up, de-access, close out.

dispose (noun)	dump (noun)
	a place where supplies can be stored
	(computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
	a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
	a coarse term for defecation

dispose (verb)	dump (verb)
make fit or prepared	knock down with force
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief	drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
place or put in a particular order	fall abruptly
throw or cast away	throw away as refuse
give, sell, or transfer to another	sell at artificially low prices
	sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

Difference between dispose and dump

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