trash barrel
3
1.1
- noun
- /træʃ ˈbɛrəl/
- US
- He opened the lid of the trash barrel to see if anything useful was inside.
- bottles into the trash barrel
Examples
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He lifted the top of the trash barrel and dropped the bundle in.
Fiction book (1991) -
You threw it in the trash barrel?
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Just walks over to the house and throws the beer can in our trash barrel.
Fiction book (1999) -
As Jesse hoisted the last of the debris into the trash barrel, something metallic.
Fiction book (2000) -
The body was wedged into one of the large, nearly empty trash barrels near the picnic benches.
Fiction book (1992) -
They sit near trash barrels under a huge plaster half shell, fishing nets, and blue lights.
Fiction book (1995) -
I scratched the tiny, stinging cuts around my ankles while thick smoke curled from the trash barrel.
Fiction book (1994) -
She threw the old papers into the trash barrel before the cleaning crew arrived.
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The city installed new trash barrels in the park to encourage recycling.
Synonyms
180
2.7
A large metal container for holding garbage outside buildings
166
1.0
A container where people put waste to be taken away
146
1.0
A container with a lid for storing or throwing away things
90
1.0
A container for holding rubbish until it is collected
71
1.0
A bin with a lid that holds household waste until someone takes it away
25
1.0
A strong plastic bag used to hold and carry garbage
16
1.6
A container for paper, plastic, or glass that will be recycled
13
1.0
A container with an open top for holding paper and small bits of rubbish
11
1.0
A container for holding rubbish until it is taken away
6
1.0
A container for household rubbish
5
1.3
A container with an open top for small trash like paper
1
5.5
A metal container for holding ashes and other rubbish until it is taken away
1
7.5
A joke name for a wastebasket where unwanted papers go
1
1.0
A small open container for throwing away paper and other small rubbish
1
1.4
A bin in public places for people to put rubbish in
1
2.7
A large public container where people put empty glass bottles for recycling
1
2.3
A container for cold ashes and small pieces of household trash
1
4.8
A container that holds rubbish until someone empties it
1
1.0
A bin for rubbish kept until it is collected
1
1.0
A strong plastic bag used to hold household waste
1
3.0
A container for a specific kind of waste, for example food or batteries
A bin in public places where people put trash
A bin in public places where people put rubbish
A container for household rubbish that collectors empty
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'trash' (rubbish) with 'barrel' (a large container), yielding a container for rubbish. This is a straightforward noun–noun composition and follows common compounding patterns that are cross-linguistically familiar. Even if 'barrel' sometimes suggests a liquid container, the extension to a large cylindrical rubbish container is predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it.
Etymology
The noun trash barrel comes from people using a barrel to hold trash. Picture a big wooden barrel where people threw rubbish, and that image explains why it means 'a large container for rubbish'.