dump core verb3 •To generate a core dump.Traditionally, UNIX and UNIX-like systems have dumped core or provided a binary output of their state upon crashing. — 2007 •(slang) To ramble pointlessly at length; especially used in apologySorry, I dumped core on you. •(slang) To transfer a large quantity of information or knowledge from one person to another, particularly subjects of a technical nature; to lectureJack dumped core on how to operate the server before he left on holiday. formsdumped core · dumping core · dumps core