TRASH Definition & Meaning

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trash

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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.
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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.

trash

/ �ٰ�æʃ /

noun

foolish ideas or talk; nonsense
useless or unwanted matter or objects
a literary or artistic production of poor quality
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

trash

/ �ٰ�æʃ /

verb

tr to restrain with or as if with a lead

noun

a lead for a dog

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Derived Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of trash¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English trasches (plural), apparently cognate with Norwegian trask “r�ܲ��”; akin to Old English trus “b��ܲ��ɴǴǻ�,” Old Norse tros “r�ܲ��”

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of trash¹

C16: of obscure origin; perhaps related to Norwegian trask

Origin of trash²

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

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The many satellites now heading up to space don't live long: these days, they're designed to have a five-year lifespan to reduce the amount of trash in orbit.

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“She hasn’t turned sleazy, hasn’t become part of a ‘12-fanged monster’ determined to do nothing but titillate and trash up the airwaves with its tawdry yarns,” staff writer Steve Weinstein wrote.

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Over the years, I’d hear from people insisting that I write about, as a for-instance, their uncollected trash or unfilled pothole.

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Xi is portraying his country as a champion of free trade, a backer of multilateral institutions, and making comparisons with the world's other superpower which is seen as trashing both of these.

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The Daily Mail branded it a "woke tirade" and an article this week in Variety said she "trashed the beloved original Snow White".

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