dump a bucket

Frequency: 6.55.5 per million words

to empty the contents of a bucket quickly and carelessly

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Examples (10)

  • She angrily dumped a bucket of cold water over his head.
  • Just dump that bucket of dirty water on the compost heap.
  • The construction worker dumped a bucket of wet cement into the mixer.
  • Without a word, the farmer dumped a bucket of slop into the pig trough.
  • I saw him dumping a bucket of paint down the drain, which is illegal.
  • Why did you dump a whole bucket of sand in the swimming pool?
  • To clean up, he dumped the bucket of ash into the trash can.
  • The kids shrieked with laughter as their dad dumped a bucket of ice over the coach.
  • You shouldn't just dump the bucket anywhere; find a proper disposal area.
  • I've just dumped the last bucket of rubble into the skip.