a. [ Compar. Dumpier superl. Dumpiest. ] [ 1. From Dump a short ill-shapen piece. 2. From Dump sadness. ] 1. Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Sullen or discontented. See 2nd dump{ 1 }. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (Surv.) A level having a short telescope (hence its name) rigidly fixed to a table capable only of rotatory movement in a horizontal plane. The telescope is usually an inverting one. It is sometimes called the Troughton level, from the name of the inventor, and a variety improved by one Gavatt is known as the Gavatt level. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]