trash

Pronunciation

• enPR: trăsh, IPA ^(key): /træʃ/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular trash

Plural none

Trash

1. Useless things that are discarded.

   I took it out of the wrapping and then threw away the trash.

   Please take out the trash.

2. A container where useless things are discarded.

   Just throw it in the trash.

3. Something of poor or bad quality.

   This radio is trash! It doesn't work!

4. (slang); (usually derogatory) Lower class people.

   white trash

   trailer trash

   drug.

Synonyms

• garbage
• rubbish (UK)
• refuse (noun)

Related words

• trailer trash
• trash can
• trashed
• trashman
• trashy

Verb

Plain form trash

Third-person singular trashes

Past tense trashed

Past participle trashed

Present participle trashing

1. (US) To make a mess; to ruin or destroy things.

   Trash the house! he ordered.

   Scarface always trashes a house he burgles.

   The burglars trashed my house.

   They trashed John's house yesterday.

   Oh, my God! They're trashing my house right now!

2. (US) To discard or to throw away.

   Will you trash those old love letters?

   John always trashes my love letters.

   John trashed my love letters last Monday.

   I trashed John's old love letters yesterday.

   I'll spend the afternoon trashing your old love letters.