trash

[ trash ]

/ træʃ /

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noun

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 sugarcane after the juice has been expressed.

Computers. an icon of a trash can that is used to delete files dragged onto it.

verb (used with object)

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR trash

2 drivel, rot, hogwash, twaddle.

5 rubbish, tripe.

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Origin of trash

First recorded in 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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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|DAILY BEAST
He 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|DAILY BEAST
He 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)

trash¹

/ (træʃ) /

noun

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

verb

to remove the outer leaves and branches from (growing plants, esp sugar cane)

slang to attack or destroy (someone or something) wilfully or maliciously

Derived forms of trash

trashery, noun

Word Origin for trash

C16: of obscure origin; perhaps related to Norwegian trask

British Dictionary definitions for trash (2 of 2)

trash²

/ (træʃ) archaic /

verb

(tr) to restrain with or as if with a lead

noun

a lead for a dog

Word Origin for trash

C17: perhaps from obsolete French tracier to track, trace 1

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