litter basket
- noun
- UK
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papelera
- In 2012, the city spent $81 million on activities related to cleaning its streets, such as running the city's 450 mechanical brooms and emptying litter baskets, according to figures provided by the sanitation department.
Examples
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The litter basket on the corner was overflowing with discarded wrappers and bottles.
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For years, the City Council funded litter basket pick-ups on Sundays and holidays in business districts around the city.
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And now Lower Manhattan's Downtown Alliance has placed solar-powered trash-compacting bins that can hold five times the amount of garbage as a regular litter basket at five heavily trafficked street corners.
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She tossed her empty soda can into the litter basket beside the park bench.
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In the busy shopping plaza, a litter basket is placed every few yards for convenience.
Synonyms
288
1.0
A container made by weaving thin pieces of material with handles for carrying things
214
1.0
A container where people put waste to be taken away
190
2.7
A large metal container for holding garbage outside buildings
119
1.0
A container with a lid for storing or throwing away things
15
1.0
A container with an open top for holding paper and small bits of rubbish
4
1.0
A container for holding rubbish until it is taken away
3
1.6
A bin with an open top for throwing away paper and small rubbish
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1.1
A large round bin for holding rubbish until someone collects it
2
1.3
A container with an open top for small trash like paper
A bin in public places where people put trash
A bin in public places where people put rubbish
A small open container for throwing away paper and other small rubbish
A container for household rubbish that collectors empty
A container for cold ashes and small pieces of household trash
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Morphology
The meaning 'a container for rubbish' is directly and compositionally derived from 'litter' (rubbish) + 'basket' (a receptacle). This simple noun–noun compound follows a transparent compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Litter basket comes from the simple image of a basket for litter. Cities and buildings put these baskets in public places so people could throw away rubbish, so the name means 'a container for rubbish'.