Dump
Dump verb - To end a usually intimate relationship with.
Handle
Handle verb - To deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently.
How words are described
| old | old dump | old handle |
| good | good dump | good handle |
| long | long dump | long handle |
| similar | similar dump | similar handle |
| Other adjectives: complete, green, actual, real, large, big, huge, former. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In "Dinner With The Castellanos," he tries to dump his new daughter onto Danny because he can't handle raising her.
Source: Series / The Mindy Project -
He will fly off the handle if you say he's like his father (a dishonoured thief), take a dump on his mother, or so much as look at Hal funny.
Source: Hair-Trigger Temper - Divine Dividing's basic form is a pair of wings that function as radiators to dump any excess power stolen with the ability that the host's body can't handle.
Cite this Source
Handle and Dump. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dump/handle
Dump & Handle. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dump/handle>.
Handle or Dump. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dump/handle.
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