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.
2. (transitive) To empty a container by turning its contents out over a surface.

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.”