(n) (computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs

(n) a piece of land where waste materials are dumped

(n) a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit"

(v) knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"

(v) fall abruptly; "It plunged to the bottom of the well"

(v) drop in a heap or mass

(v) sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly; "The company dumped him after many years of service"; "She dumped her boyfriend when she fell in love with a rich man"

(v) throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!"

(v) sell at artificially low prices

(n) a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"

(n) people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest; "the Western world"

(n) territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

(n) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

(n) a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

(n) emptying accomplished by draining

(n) a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emmigration"

(n) a pipe through which liquid is carried away

(n) tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

(v) make weak; "Life in the camp drained him"

(v) empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank"

(v) deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy"

(v) flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat"

(n) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"

(n) general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation"

(n) a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

(n) something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

(n) a force that moves something along

(n) the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

(n) a process of linguistic change over a period of time

(v) be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"

(v) be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"

(v) drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"

(v) cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"

(v) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They ro

(v) be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

(v) move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"

(v) wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

(v) live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"

(v) vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher"

(n) identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon

(n) street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

(n) a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

(n) the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time

(v) administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"

(v) treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; "The ray dosed the paint"

(n) small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

(n) a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents

(n) flesh of a duck (domestic or wild)

(n) (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman

(v) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

(v) to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"

(v) submerge or plunge suddenly

(v) dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"