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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.

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  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

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verb

  1. to remove the outer leaves and branches from (growing plants, esp sugar cane)

  2. slangto 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

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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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Other Word 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 “brushwood,” 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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A bear that overturns your trash can and figures out how to get your leftovers isn't "adapting"; it's just repurposing a behavior that evolved in its natural or ancestral environment.

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Bring a few thick trash bags to wrap around your cooler to help cut the food scent regardless of where you store it.

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The fact that Harris hailed from the state was certainly an invitation for him to trash the state, but he'd been doing that long before Harris was in the race.

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“When you walk in, it’s full of surprises,” Carlip tells me as we walk around the house on a sunny Friday morning and admire the Jason Mecier portrait of Willis made of trash trinkets.

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Jessica Juarez walked along Alondra Boulevard with a trash bag full of spent gas canisters, her voice hoarse as she helped clean her community with other residents Sunday morning.

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