dump out

Tip and empty

To dump out is to empty something by tipping or overturning it: She dumped out her purse looking for the keys, He dumped out the contents of the box.

The phrase emphasizes the sudden, complete nature of the emptying—everything comes out at once rather than being removed piece by piece.

Related

toss · spill · decant · upend · turn upside down · unload · tip over · vent · divulge · confess · spill the beans · purge · tip · offload · express · pour · evacuate · eject

Categories
Opposites
manner of removal/emptying

dump outsort through

Review to organize

organize · ease out

direction of transfer

dump outfill up

Occupy entirely

pack in · pour in · load up · fill · pile in

manner of removal/placement

dump outarrange

Place methodically

organize · sort out · lay out · position · array

Family

dump, out, dumps, dumped, dumpling, dumping, dumper, dumpee

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G