sell vs dump

sell and dump both are nouns.

sell and dump both are verbs.

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

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

sell: exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
dump: sell at artificially low prices

Other hyponyms of sell include clear, negociate, scalp, bootleg, sell short, remainder, resell, syndicate, deaccession, sell off, fob off, foist off, palm off, realise, realize, auction, auction off, auctioneer, retail, wholesale, sacrifice, underprice, undercut, undersell, dispose, move, prostitute.

sell (noun)	dump (noun)
the activity of persuading someone to buy	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

sell (verb)	dump (verb)
persuade somebody to accept something	knock down with force
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent	drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood	fall abruptly
give up for a price or reward	throw away as refuse
deliver to an enemy by treachery	sell at artificially low prices
be sold at a certain price or in a certain way	sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly
be responsible for the sale of
be approved of or gain acceptance

Difference between sell and dump

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