Dump
Dump verb - To end a usually intimate relationship with.
Shoot
Shoot verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
How words are described
| old | old dump | old shoot |
| good | good dump | good shoot |
| full | full dump | full shoot |
| long | long dump | long shoot |
| Other adjectives: brief, complete, total, green, single, actual, entire, large, big, great, enormous, huge, early, gigantic, literal, said, nearby, scrolling. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Instead of just paying a hitman to physically secure Chuck, put him into the plane, shoot him and dump him out over the Pacific Ocean then have the plane explode.
Source: Literature / Gossip Girl - The monasteries, however, also have a shadier side, as the authorities would often want to use them to dump any undesirables too valuable to just shoot them.
Source: Analysis / The Church -
MacGyver: In "Deadly Silents", Karl's partner Neil keeps urging to just shoot Mac and Pinky and dump their bodies somewhere.
Source: Stating the Simple Solution
Cite this Source
Shoot and Dump. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dump/shoot
Dump & Shoot. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dump/shoot>.
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