to trash
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1.0
- verb
- /træʃ/
- US
- We need to trash all of this old paperwork that we no longer need.
- trash the mail
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Examples
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If you don't want to trash the stuff that you just spent a bunch of time choosing and paying for, then this is what you need.
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My dad said we can trash it.
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I want to take the existing D.N.A. sample right now and trash it.
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We gotta trash everything.
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We'll just trash it.
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Lemarchand is gathering up his new sketches, ripping them up, and trashing them.
Fiction book (1996) -
After the event, they decided to trash the decorations and clear the space.
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Make sure to trash any items that are broken and cannot be repaired.
Synonyms
688
2.6
To drop or throw things away in a careless way
563
1.8
To get rid of something you do not want, for example by putting it in the bin
361
1.8
To put something in the trash because you do not want it
100
2.7
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
67
3.7
To throw away something that is no longer useful
67
2.7
To throw away things you do not want
14
3.0
To throw away things that are no longer useful
11
2.0
To throw something away because you no longer want or need it
10
4.1
To throw away things you no longer want
4
3.7
To throw away things you do not want
3
8.6
To get rid of something permanently
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
19
1.3
To carry the garbage from your home to an outside bin for collection
Compounds
- Slur
40
9.9
An insulting word for poor white people, especially in the southern United States
- Specialized
1
2.2
A folder that holds deleted files so you can restore or permanently remove them
- Specialized
1
2.9
A place on a computer where deleted files stay before they are removed for good
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Etymology
To trash (to throw away) comes from the noun trash meaning 'rubbish', so to trash something is to make it rubbish and put it out with the waste.