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trash (tras̸h)

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
    1. any worthless, unnecessary, or offensive matter literary trash
    2. 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

Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. trask, lumber, trash, akin to ON tros, broken twigs < IE base *der-, to tear, split off > tear

transitive verb

  1. to trim (trees or plants) of trash
  2. ☆ Slang to destroy (property) as by vandalism or arson
  3. ☆ Slang
    1. to criticize (a person, policy, performance, etc.) sharply or maliciously
    2. to insult (a person)

adjective

Slang regarded as being worthless, offensive, lacking in substance, etc. an afternoon of trash TV
trash Idioms

talk trash

☆
Slang to engage in trash talk
trash2 definition

trash (tras̸h)

transitive verb

Archaic to restrain, as by a leash

Etymology: prob. < OFr trachier, var. of tracier: see trace

noun

Archaic a leash for restraining an animal

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trash Synonyms

trash

n.

  1. Rubbish

    garbage, waste, refuse, dregs, filth, litter, debris, dross, oddments, sweepings, rubble, odds and ends, offal, junk, sediment, leavings, droppings; see also excess 4, residue.

    Antonyms money*, goods*, riches. *

  2. Persons regarded as of little account

    beggars, thieves, outlaws, the poor, the lower class, hobos, tramps, hoi polloi, (Greek), sans culottes, canaille (both French), wastrels, poor whites, sharecroppers, guttersnipes*, varmints*, good-for-nothings*, white trash*; see also rascal.

    Antonyms aristocracy*, the upper class, the wealthy.

  3. Waste matter

    stuff, frippery, rags, scraps, scrap, scourings, fragments, pieces, shavings, loppings, slash, rakings, slag, parings, rinsings, deads, debris, shoddy, scoria, recrement, residue; see also sense 1.

  4. Nonsense

    drivel, twaddle, prating; see nonsense 1.


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trash Usage Examples

Object

  • planet: And we'd completely trash the planet - but sustainably!

Converse of object

  • empty: Click on this to empty the trash To manage folders click on Folders in the top menu.

Adjective modifier

  • white: Actually " white trash " is the wrong phrase.

Modifies a noun

  • compactor: The fire appears to have been started by a trash compactor located on the first floor exterior of the building, Champagne said.

Modifying Another Word

  • completely: And we'd completely trash the planet - but sustainably!

Noun used with modifier

  • slasher: What he doesn't know about slasher trash, believe me, it aint worth knowing.
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trash quotes

Cash for trash.

-Clinton, Bill (William)

Asyougrowolder, you'll seewhitemen cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget itöwheneverawhitemandoesthattoa black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash.

-Lee, (Nelle) Harper

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