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trash

[ trash ]

noun

  1. anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
  2. foolish or pointless ideas, talk, or writing; nonsense.
  3. a worthless or disreputable person.
  4. such persons collectively.
  5. literary or artistic material of poor or inferior quality.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

  6. broken or torn bits, as twigs, splinters, rags, or the like.
  7. something that is broken or lopped off from anything in preparing it for use.
  8. the refuse of sugarcane after the juice has been expressed.
  9. Computers. an icon of a trash can that is used to delete files dragged onto it.


verb (used with object)

  1. Slang. to destroy, damage, or vandalize, as in anger or protest:

    The slovenly renters had trashed the house.

  2. to condemn, dismiss, or criticize as worthless:

    The article trashed several recent best-sellers.

  3. to remove the outer leaves of (a growing sugarcane plant).
  4. to free from superfluous twigs or branches.

trash

1

/ ٰæʃ /

noun

  1. foolish ideas or talk; nonsense
  2. useless or unwanted matter or objects
  3. a literary or artistic production of poor quality
  4. a poor or worthless person or a group of such people
  5. bits that are broken or lopped off, esp the trimmings from trees or plants
  6. the dry remains of sugar cane after the juice has been extracted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to remove the outer leaves and branches from (growing plants, esp sugar cane)
  2. slang.
    to attack or destroy (someone or something) wilfully or maliciously
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

trash

2

/ ٰæʃ /

verb

  1. tr to restrain with or as if with a lead
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a lead for a dog
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰ, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trash1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English trasches (plural), apparently cognate with Norwegian trask “rܲ”; akin to Old English trus “bܲɴǴǻ,” Old Norse tros “rܲ”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trash1

C16: of obscure origin; perhaps related to Norwegian trask

Origin of trash2

C17: perhaps from obsolete French tracier to track, trace 1
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Example Sentences

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"It's most likely that the artworks were accidentally taken away with the trash," they said.

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That same year, Gomez traveled to Spain to deliver a speech trashing “woke” culture.

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Despite some low-level trash talk, neither boxer overstepped the line during media events.

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Another 159 layoffs are planned at the Bureau of Sanitation, which handles trash pickup and the removal of “bulky items” like mattresses and couches from the curb.

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A good portion of people are currently zigzagging between terror that their life savings is disappearing before their eyes, and terror that their constitutional rights are in the same trash bin.

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