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   Trash

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   noun

   • 1. discarded matter; refuse: North American "the subway entrance was blocked with trash" Similar wastewaste materialrefuselittergarbagedebrisjunkdrossdetritussweepingsdregsremainsrubbishvulgar slang:crap
   • ▪ cultural items, ideas, or objects of poor quality: "if they read at all, they read trash" Similar nonsensedrivelpapgibberishbalderdashbunkumhumbugmoonshinerubbishinformal:bullpoppycockgobbledygookhot airtwaddletommyrotbunktripebilgepiffleboshhooeytoshrotgarbageflapdoodleblatherswackbushwaapplesaucebellywashvulgar slang:crapbullshitcrapolabulldustOpposite logicgood sense
   • 2. a person or people regarded as being of very low social standing: North American "she would have been considered trash" Similar rabblescumvermindregsgood-for-nothingslowest of the lowunderclassthe dregsuntouchablesthe hoi polloicanailleinformal:riffraff

   verb

   • 1. damage or wreck: informal North American "my apartment's been totally trashed" Similar wreckruindamagedestroydefacemarspoilvandalizeinformal:total
   • ▪ discard: US "they trashed the tapes and sent her back into the studio"
   • ▪ kill (a file or process) or wipe (a disk): "she almost trashed the email window"
   • 2. criticize severely: informal North American "trade associations trashed the legislation as deficient" Similar criticizelambastecensureattackinsultabusegive a bad press tocondemnflaysavageinformal:panknocktake to piecestake/pull apartcrucifyhammerslambashroastmaulthrow brickbats atslaterubbishslag offbad-mouthpummel
   • 3. strip (sugar cane) of its outer leaves to ripen it faster.

   Word Origin late Middle English: of unknown origin. The verb is first recorded (mid 18th century) in trash (sense 3 of the verb); the other senses have arisen in the 20th century.

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   What does trash mean?

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   What are some examples of trash?

   • Don't believe the trash you read in newspapers. His novels are just trash. The movie's trash really, but I quite enjoyed it. He finished their relationship, and told her she was trash. Two guys got in a fight and trashed the bar. Her teenage kids had a party and the house was trashed. The boss completely trashed her work, in front of everyone.

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   What does trashy mean?

   • Trashy definition: of the nature of trash; inferior in quality; rubbishy; useless or worthless. See examples of TRASHY used in a sentence.

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   What does he's talking trash mean?

   • (especially British English) He's talking trash (= nonsense). (North American English, informal) an offensive word used to describe people that you do not respect see also trailer trash, white trash Definition of trash noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Trash is a noun that means something of little or no value, such as junk, rubbish, or nonsense. It can also be a verb that means to throw away, vandalize, or criticize something. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words of trash.

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   waste material or things that are no longer wanted or needed: The trash really stinks - why don't you take it out? He threw a valuable drawing out, thinking it was trash. Fewer examples. Don't believe the trash you read in newspapers. His novels are just trash. The movie's trash really, but I quite enjoyed it.

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   Learn the meaning of trash as a noun and a verb in English, with synonyms, idioms and pronunciation. Find out how to use trash to refer to low-quality things, waste material, people, or actions.

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   Trash is rubbish or garbage — it's the stuff that gets thrown away. Your town might organize a clean-up day each year when people pick up trash in parks and neighborhoods. Trash is dirty, worthless, leftover debris. Fittingly, the word is also a terribly derogatory term for useless, low-status people: "I should've known you were nothing but ...

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   Trash has multiple meanings, such as worthless or discarded material or objects, foolish or worthless ideas or talk, or a worthless person or group. It can also mean to remove twigs or branches from a tree, to damage or wreck something, or to criticize severely or attack verbally. See synonyms, antonyms, and examples from various sources.