Dump
Dump verb - To end a usually intimate relationship with.
Fire
Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
How words are described
| like | like dump | like fire |
| full | full dump | full fire |
| complete | complete dump | complete fire |
| green | green dump | green fire |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, large, big, huge, major, literal, nearby, nuclear. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Airplanes that have to make an emergency landing often dump fuel to lighten the load (the weight differential between full and empty tanks is a factor in landing) and/or reduce risk of fire.
Source: Emergency Cargo Dump -
Just as they're taking it out back to dump it, the fire crew comes back and assumes dinner is ready.
Source: Series / Emergency! -
Trevelyan survives that... but the actions of Bond and Natalya dump the entire goddamn thing on him, on fire and all, complete with a splendid explosion.
Source: Film / GoldenEye
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Fire and Dump. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dump/fire
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