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trash
[ trash ]
noun
- anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- foolish or pointless ideas, talk, or writing; nonsense.
- a worthless or disreputable person.
- such persons collectively.
- literary or artistic material of poor or inferior quality.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- broken or torn bits, as twigs, splinters, rags, or the like.
- something that is broken or lopped off from anything in preparing it for use.
- the refuse of sugarcane after the juice has been expressed.
- Computers. an icon of a trash can that is used to delete files dragged onto it.
verb (used with object)
- Slang. to destroy, damage, or vandalize, as in anger or protest:
The slovenly renters had trashed the house.
- to condemn, dismiss, or criticize as worthless:
The article trashed several recent best-sellers.
- to remove the outer leaves of (a growing sugarcane plant).
- to free from superfluous twigs or branches.
trash
1/ ٰæʃ /
noun
- foolish ideas or talk; nonsense
- useless or unwanted matter or objects
- a literary or artistic production of poor quality
- a poor or worthless person or a group of such people
- bits that are broken or lopped off, esp the trimmings from trees or plants
- the dry remains of sugar cane after the juice has been extracted
verb
- to remove the outer leaves and branches from (growing plants, esp sugar cane)
- slang.to attack or destroy (someone or something) wilfully or maliciously
trash
2/ ٰæʃ /
verb
- tr to restrain with or as if with a lead
noun
- a lead for a dog
Derived Forms
- ˈٰ, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of trash1
Word History and Origins
Origin of trash1
Origin of trash2
Example Sentences
"It's most likely that the artworks were accidentally taken away with the trash," they said.
That same year, Gomez traveled to Spain to deliver a speech trashing “woke” culture.
Despite some low-level trash talk, neither boxer overstepped the line during media events.
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.
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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