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See more synonyms for trash on Thesaurus.com anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish. foolish or pointless ideas, talk, or writing; nonsense. a worthless or disreputable person. such persons collectively. literary or artistic material of poor or inferior quality. broken or torn bits, as twigs, splinters, rags, or the like. something that is broken or lopped off from anything in preparing it for use. the refuse of sugar cane after the juice has been expressed. Computers an icon of a trash can that is used to delete files dragged onto it. Show More
Slang to destroy, damage, or vandalize, as in anger or protest: The slovenly renters had trashed the house. to condemn, dismiss, or criticize as worthless: The article trashed several recent best-sellers. to remove the outer leaves of (a growing sugar cane plant). to free from superfluous twigs or branches. Show More
Origin of trash 1325–75; Middle English trasches (plural), apparently cognate with Norwegian trask rubbish; akin to Old English trus brushwood, Old Norse tros rubbish
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excess Examples from the Web for trash Contemporary Examples of trash When two NYPD lieutenants intervened, police say Linsker put the trash can down but resisted arrest.
Aside from producing odors and mountains of trash , they increasingly produce power.
The song went into the trash can of rock and roll history, and it took almost 50 years for it to find the right singer.
The problem runs far deeper, to an absurdly narrow legal definition of ‘corruption’ that throws democracy on the trash heap.
Yeonmi gathered clothes from the trash , while her parents collected water from a dripping tap.
Historical Examples of trash It is well known in the West Country, but the old words are trash .
They knew what they were doing when they passed their trash upon her!
I deny it;—the dramatic muse, as you call him, was a fool:—trash indeed!
It is not that I wished to know for how much you wrote that trash : but with what object.
"We'll dig a hole and bury all the trash ," said Eustice Gray instantly.
British Dictionary definitions for trash foolish ideas or talk; nonsense mainly US and Canadian useless or unwanted matter or objects a literary or artistic production of poor quality mainly US and Canadian a poor or worthless person or a group of such people bits that are broken or lopped off, esp the trimmings from trees or plants the dry remains of sugar cane after the juice has been extracted Show More
to remove the outer leaves and branches from (growing plants, esp sugar cane) slang to attack or destroy (someone or something) wilfully or maliciously Show More
Derived Forms trashery , noun Word Origin for trash C16: of obscure origin; perhaps related to Norwegian trask
(tr) to restrain with or as if with a lead Show More
Word Origin for trash C17: perhaps from obsolete French tracier to track, trace 1
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Word Origin and History for trash n. "anything of little use or value," late 14c., perhaps from a Scandinavian source (cf. Old Norse tros "rubbish, fallen leaves and twigs," Norwegian dialectal trask "lumber, trash, baggage," Swedish trasa "rags, tatters"), of unknown origin. Applied to ill-bred persons or groups from 1604 ("Othello"). Applied to domestic refuse or garbage in 1906 (American English).
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v. "to discard as worthless," 1895, from trash (n.); in the sense of "destroy, vandalize" it is attested from 1970; extended to "criticize severely" in 1975. Related: Trashed ; trashing .
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