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trash¹ Definition

trash (tras̸h)

noun

  1. parts that have been broken off, stripped off, etc., esp. leaves, twigs, husks, and other plant trimmings
  2. broken, discarded, or worthless things; rubbish; refuse
    1. any worthless, unnecessary, or offensive matter literary trash
    2. foolish talk; nonsense
  4. a person or people regarded as disreputable, insignificant, etc.
  5. the refuse of sugar cane after the juice has been pressed out

Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. trask, lumber, trash, akin to ON tros, broken twigs < IE base *der-, to tear, split off > tear

transitive verb

  1. to trim (trees or plants) of trash
  2. ☆ Slang to destroy (property) as by vandalism or arson
  3. ☆ Slang
    1. to criticize (a person, policy, performance, etc.) sharply or maliciously
    2. to insult (a person)

adjective

Slang regarded as being worthless, offensive, lacking in substance, etc. an afternoon of trash TV

trash¹ Idioms

talk trash

☆

Slang to engage in trash talk

trash² Definition

trash (tras̸h)

transitive verb

Archaic to restrain, as by a leash

Etymology: prob. < OFr trachier, var. of tracier: see trace

noun

Archaic a leash for restraining an animal

trash Synonyms

trash

n.

  1. Rubbish

    garbage, waste, refuse, dregs, filth, litter, debris, dross, oddments, sweepings, rubble, odds and ends, offal, junk, sediment, leavings, droppings; see also excess 4, residue.

    Antonyms money*, goods, riches.

  2. Persons regarded as of little account

    beggars, thieves, outlaws, the poor, the lower class, hobos, tramps, hoi polloi, (Greek), sans culottes, canaille (both French), wastrels, poor whites, sharecroppers, guttersnipes*, varmints*, good-for-nothings*, white trash*; see also rascal.

    Antonyms aristocracy*, the upper class, the wealthy.

  3. Waste matter

    stuff, frippery, rags, scraps, scrap, scourings, fragments, pieces, shavings, loppings, slash, rakings, slag, parings, rinsings, deads, debris, shoddy, scoria, recrement, residue; see also sense 1.

  4. Nonsense

    drivel, twaddle, prating; see nonsense 1.

trash Usage Examples

Object

  • planet: And we'd completely trash the planet - but sustainably!
  • gear: All it seemed to amount to was a collection of tops, ticked summits, underlined routes and a large pile of trashed gear.
  • everything: All three panelists, who usually trash everything, loved it!
  • room: He is free to let them in to trash the room.

Converse of object

  • empty: Click on this to empty the trash To manage folders click on Folders in the top menu.
  • talk: If people have the desire to talk trash about you, at least they're interested in what you're doing.
  • collect: Garbage trucks began collecting trash early Saturday, trying to clean up the excess of spoiled food that New Yorkers had to throw out.
  • read: But if you never read trash, you won't know what's good.

Adjective modifier

  • white: Actually " white trash " is the wrong phrase.
  • such: Why Mr Green should want to utter such trash is beyond me.

Modifies a noun

  • compactor: The fire appears to have been started by a trash compactor located on the first floor exterior of the building, Champagne said.
  • can: Make claims against the trash cans his driving habits.
  • heap: For a long time he was certain I was headed for the trash heap.
  • folder: All of which goes straight into a trash folder thanks to yahoo spam guard.. .
  • truck: Three water trucks and 6 trash trucks have also been transferred.
  • bin: The ' used ' animals were simply tossed into a trash bin behind the laboratory.

Modifying Another Word

  • completely: And we'd completely trash the planet - but sustainably!
  • totally: Estate vehicles have totally trashed miles of moorland - it would take 5,000 mountain bikes to do anything like that damage.

Noun used with modifier

  • slasher: What he doesn't know about slasher trash, believe me, it aint worth knowing.
  • trailer: These kids are fighters ' white trailer trash ' looking for a way out.
trash Quotes

Cash for trash.

—Clinton, Bill (William)

Asyougrowolder, you'll seewhitemen cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don't you forget itöwheneverawhitemandoesthattoa black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash.

—Lee, (Nelle) Harper

Browse dictionary entries near trash

  1. ‹ trapunto
  2. ‹ trapt
  3. ‹ trapshooting
  4. ‹ Trappist
  5. ‹ trappings
  6. ‹ trapper
  7. ‹ trapped
  8. ‹ trapline
  9. ‹ trapezoid
  10. ‹ trapezohedron
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