trash


Definition: Meaning of, trash in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / traʃ /

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  1. American English things that you throw away, such as empty bottles, used papers, food that has gone bad etc [=  rubbish British English]
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  2. informal something that is of very poor quality
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  3. American English informal not polite someone from a low social class who you do not respect because you think they are lazy or immoral
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
trash trashed trashed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
trashing trashes
[transitive]
  1. informal to destroy something completely, either deliberately or by using it too much
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  2. especially American English to criticize someone or something very severely
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trash used in phrases

  • poor white trash (noun)
    1. slang white people who are impoverished
  • trailer park trash (noun)
    1. lower-class people who live in mobile homes; more generally poor lower-class white people
  • trailer trash (noun)
    1. an offensive expression for poor people who live in trailer parks
  • trash barrel (noun)
    1. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
  • trash bin (noun)
    1. a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
  • trash can (noun)
    1. a large container with a lid into which you put empty bottles, used papers, food that has gone bad etc [=  dustbin British English]
  • trash collection (noun)
    1. the collection and removal of garbage
  • trash compactor (noun)
    1. American English a machine that presses waste material together into a very small mass
  • trash dump (noun)
    1. a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
  • trash heap (noun)
    1. an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
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