trash
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1.0
- noun
- /træʃ/
- US
- Where will the trash go when all the landfills are full?
- a trash can
- a trash bag
- a trash bin
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Watch on YouTubeI don't know what it is about your trash bag over the can.
- I don't know what it is about your trash bag over the can.
- There will be no more trash on our streets in California.
- You see a bunch of just trash and busted out vehicles.
- The food that I eat produces some sort of trash waste, right?
- You know, what's that one man's trash is another man's treasure.
- There is a lot of what officials call sky trash up there.
- It's about time to take trash out at my car wash.
- Cash is garbage, it is trash, take it out, use it.
Examples
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"We're saving money on our trash bills, and we don't have to buy as many soil amendments.
Academic text (1995) -
Time to take out the trash.
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Oh, we're just finding trash, a lot of it.
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There will be no more trash on our streets in California.
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- Who forgot to take the trash out?
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Will you bring the trash down, please?
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And then we separate our wet trash from our dry trash.
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I've had it with people that don't pick up their trash in a public setting.
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Anne took all her valentines, dropping them unopened in the trash in front of Mrs. Ray.
Academic text (1992) -
Please remember to take out the trash before the garbage truck arrives.
Synonyms
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1.0
Unwanted food and other waste from a home or kitchen that you throw away
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Material that people throw away after use, like food or packaging
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1.0
Waste left in public places like streets and parks
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1.0
Things people throw away because they are not wanted
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1.7
A thing that is useless and not worth keeping
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4.1
Food waste and scraps that you throw away
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4.7
Something thought to be worthless or of very low quality
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2.6
Things like old or broken items that are thrown away
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6.6
A thing that is very bad and of low quality like a book or film
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1.9
Things people throw away because they are not useful
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9.9
Old or unwanted things thrown away
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- Slur
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9.9
An insulting word for poor white people, especially in the southern United States
- Specialized
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2.2
A folder that holds deleted files so you can restore or permanently remove them
- Specialized
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2.9
A place on a computer where deleted files stay before they are removed for good
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Etymology
Trash comes from an old Middle English word trasch that meant 'broken things' or 'rubbish', so the word names the things you throw away.