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    Rub·bish
    /ˈrəbiSH/

    noun

    verb

    • 1. criticize severely and reject as worthless: informal British "he has pointedly rubbished professional estimates of the development and running costs"

    adjective

    • 1. very bad; worthless or useless: informal British "people might say I was a rubbish manager"
  2. Rubbish definition: worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.. See examples of RUBBISH used in a sentence.

  3. RUBBISH definition: 1. things that you throw away because you do not want them: 2. something that is nonsense or…. Learn more.

  4. verb. /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ (British English, informal) (North American English trash) Verb Forms. rubbish somebody/something to criticize somebody/something severely or treat them as though they are of no value. The book was rubbished by the critics. He rubbished all my ideas, saying they were impractical.

  5. rubbish. Rubbish consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty cans and bottles, and waste food. If you think that something is of very poor quality, you can say that it is rubbish. If you rubbish a person, their ideas or their work, you say they are of little value.

  6. rubbish meaning: 1. things that you throw away because you do not want them: 2. something that is nonsense or…. Learn more.

  7. Rubbish is the usual word in British English for the things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them. Garbage and trash are both used in North American English . Inside the home, garbage tends to mean waste food and other wet material, while trash is paper, card and dry material.

  8. Define rubbish. rubbish synonyms, rubbish pronunciation, rubbish translation, English dictionary definition of rubbish. n. 1. Refuse; garbage. 2. Worthless material. 3. Foolish discourse; nonsense. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition....

  9. Definitions of 'rubbish'. 1. Rubbish consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty tins and bottles, and waste food. [mainly British] [...] 2. If you think that something is of very poor quality, you can say that it is rubbish. [British, informal] [...]

  10. rubbish meaning, definition, what is rubbish: food, paper etc that is no longer needed...: Learn more.

  11. discarded or waste matter; refuse. foolish words or speech; nonsense. vb. (transitive) informal to criticize; attack verbally. Etymology: 14th Century robys, of uncertain origin. 'rubbish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):