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trash can

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noun

a container for the disposal of dry waste matter.

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RELATED WORDS

dustbin, wastebasket, skip, ashcan

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  8. trash rack,
  9. trash talk,
  10. trash-talk
Compare garbage can.
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Examples from the Web for trash can

  • Perry slowly set down the ice-cream cone on the lid of the trash-can beside him.

    Makers|Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for trash can

trash can

noun

a US name for dustbin Also called: ash can, garbage can
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