trash
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 sugarcane after the juice has been expressed.
Computers. an icon of a trash can that is used to delete files dragged onto it.
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 sugarcane plant).
to free from superfluous twigs or branches.
Origin of trash
1Other words for trash
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How to use trash in a sentence
[WWD] Lindsay Lohan Trashes Dress: Lindsay Lohan has reportedly trashed the $1,750 dress that Charlie Sheen helped her borrow.
Georgina Chapman Designs for J.C. Penny; Chuck Hagel's Fashion Grade | The Fashion Beast Team | February 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe trashes everyone all week and then gets on the Sunday shows and reaches millions of people.
Newt Gingrich’s Zombie Campaign, Neither Dead nor Alive | Howard Kurtz | March 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe that wades so far as to wet and foul himself, cares not how much he trashes further.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. Ballou
British Dictionary definitions for trash (1 of 2)
/ (træʃ) /
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
to remove the outer leaves and branches from (growing plants, esp sugar cane)
slang to attack or destroy (someone or something) wilfully or maliciously
Origin of trash
1Derived forms of trash
- trashery, noun
British Dictionary definitions for trash (2 of 2)
/ (træʃ) archaic /
(tr) to restrain with or as if with a lead
a lead for a dog
Origin of trash
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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