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Trash

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Noun

1. rubbish, scrap, trash

worthless material that is to be disposed of

2. scum, trash

worthless people

3. applesauce, codswallop, folderol, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash

nonsensical talk or writing

4. chalk, chicken feed, crank, deoxyephedrine, glass, ice, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, methedrine, shabu, trash

an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

Verb

5. junk, scrap, trash

dispose of (something useless or old)

Example Sentences:
'trash these old chairs'
'junk an old car'
'scrap your old computer'

6. pan, tear apart, trash

express a totally negative opinion of

Example Sentences:
'The critics panned the performance'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trash

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noun
1. 
foolish ideas or talk; nonsense
2. mainly US and Canadian
useless or unwanted matter or objects
3. 
a literary or artistic production of poor quality
4. mainly US and Canadian
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
verb
7. 
to remove the outer leaves and branches from (growing plants, esp sugar cane)
8. slang
to attack or destroy (someone or something) wilfully or maliciously
verb
1. (transitive)
to restrain with or as if with a lead
noun
2. 
a lead for a dog

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Trash

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noun
1. 
parts that have been broken off, stripped off, etc., esp. leaves, twigs, husks, and other plant trimmings
2. 
broken, discarded, or worthless things; rubbish; refuse
3. 
a. 
any worthless, unnecessary, or offensive matter
literary trash
b. 
foolish talk; nonsense
4. 
a person or people regarded as disreputable, insignificant, etc.
5. 
the refuse of sugar cane after the juice has been pressed out
verb transitive
6. 
to trim (trees or plants) of trash
7.  US, Slang
to destroy (property) as by vandalism or arson
8.  US, Slang
a. 
to criticize (a person, policy, performance, etc.) sharply or maliciously
b. 
to insult (a person)
adjective
9.  Slang
regarded as being worthless, offensive, lacking in substance, etc.
an afternoon of trash TV
verb transitive
1.  Archaic
to restrain, as by a leash
noun
2.  Archaic
a leash for restraining an animal

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Trash

see synonyms of trash
n.
1.
a. Worthless or discarded material or objects; refuse or rubbish.
b. A place or receptacle where rubbish is discarded: threw the wrapper in the trash.
2.
a. Something considered worthless or of inferior quality, such as a piece of writing.
b. Disparaging, often abusive speech about a person or group.
c. A person or group of people regarded as worthless or contemptible.
3.
a. Something broken off or removed to be discarded, especially plant trimmings.
b. The refuse of sugarcane after extraction of the juice.
tr.v. trashed, trash·ing, trash·es
1. Slang
a. To throw away; discard: trashed the broken toaster.
b. To damage or wreck, as by vandalism: The house got trashed during the party.
c. To criticize severely or attack verbally: The film was trashed by reviewers.
2.
a. To remove twigs or branches from (a tree, for example).
b. To cut off the outer leaves of (growing sugarcane).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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