trash

(trăsh)
n.

1. 1. Worthless or discarded material or objects; refuse or rubbish.
   2. Something broken off or removed to be discarded, especially plant trimmings.
   3. The refuse of sugar cane after extraction of the juice.
2. A place or receptacle where rubbish is discarded: threw the wrapper in the trash.
3. 1. Empty words or ideas.
   2. Worthless or offensive literary or artistic material.
   3. Disparaging, often abusive speech about a person or group.
4. A person or group of people regarded as worthless or contemptible.

tr.v., trashed, trash·ing, trash·es.

1. Slang.
   1. To throw away; discard: trashed the broken toaster.
   2. To wreck or destroy by or as if by vandalism; reduce to trash or ruins.
   3. To beat up; assault.
   4. To subject to scathing criticism or abuse; attack verbally: "The ... professor trashes conservative ... proposals as well as liberal nostrums" (Michael Marien).
2. 1. To remove twigs or branches from.
   2. To cut off the outer leaves of (growing sugar cane).

[Probably of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian dialectal trask.]

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(1) To delete a record or file on the computer.

(2) A trash receptacle simulated by an application or operating system that stores items deleted by the user. The receptacle is an interim holding place that lets users restore the item if needed. In order to completely "empty" the receptacle and save disk space, an "empty trash" or equivalent option must be selected by the user. See trash can and recycle bin.

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noun

1. Something that does not have or make sense: balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, twaddle. Informal tommyrot. Slang applesauce, baloney, bilge, bull¹, bunk², crap, hooey, malarkey. See knowledge/ignorance.
2. A group of persons regarded as the lowest class: dreg (often used in plural), lumpenproletariat, rabble, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff. Slang scum. Idioms: scum of the earth, tag and rag, the great unwashed. See over/under, rich/poor.

verb

To injure or destroy (property) maliciously: vandalize. See help/harm/harmless.

n

Definition: garbage
Antonyms: assets, possessions, valuables

n

Definition: nonsense
Antonyms: information, sense

To destroy the contents of (said of a data structure). The most common of the family of near-synonyms including mung, mangle, scribble, and roach.

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A sinister Lancashire black dog, once widely feared in the Burnley area as a sure omen of the death of a member of one's family (N&Q 1s:2 (1850), 51). It was large and shaggy, with ‘eyes as big as saucers’, and got its name from the noise made by its feet, like ‘that of a heavy shoe in a miry road’. It was also called Skriker, from the sound of its howling voice on occasions when it was invisible.

A mixture of highly combustible waste such as paper, cardboard cartons, wood boxes, and combustible floor sweepings; contains up to 10% by weight of plastic bags, coated paper, laminated paper, treated corrugated cardboard, oil rags, and plastic or rubber scraps; contains approx. 10% moisture, and approx. 5% incombustible solids. Also see garbage, refuse, and rubbish.

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IN BRIEF: Worthless material that is to be disposed of; waste.

Read, read, read. Read everything - trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. — William Faulkner (1897-1962)

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adjective
adjective, mainly US

Bungled, spoiled; ill-treated or injured; run-down. Often followed by an adverb. (1926 —) .
Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 'I've sat through this movie three times.'...'In this trashed-out theater? The picture's that good?' 'It's a lousy picture! I can't get my feet unstuck from the floor!' (1979).

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For a list of words related to trash, see:

• Judgments Pro and Con - trash: Informal. subject to invective or harsh criticism; attack
• Morality or Character
• Foolishness, Bunkum, and Trifles
• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - trash: (vb) Informal. censure, revile; utterly destroy by criticism; dismiss as worthless
• Violent Actions - trash: Informal. lay waste, ruin, or vandalize

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See words rhyming with "trash."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bras, møg, hø
v. tr. - smide ud, kassere, kritisere voldsomt

idioms:

• trash can    skraldespand
• trash chute    affaldsskakt

Nederlands (Dutch)
afval, troep (figuurlijk), gespuis, geklets, weggooien, verwoesten, snoeien

Français (French)
n. - (US) déchets, ordures, détritus, camelote (péj), âneries (péj), minable (injur)
v. tr. - saccager, descendre (qch/qn) en flammes

idioms:

• trash can    cendrier, poubelle
• trash chute    vide-ordures

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abfall, Schund, Unsinn, Gesindel
v. - zerstören, verreißen, (Zuckerrohr) entblättern

idioms:

• trash can    Mülleimer
• trash chute    Müllschlucker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σκουπίδι, απορρίμματα, σκουπίδια, σαχλαμάρες, κουραφέξαλα
v. - αχρηστεύω, σαραβαλιάζω, (καθομ.) συκοφαντώ, ξεμπροστιάζω

idioms:

• trash can    (ΗΠΑ) σκουπιδοτενεκές
• trash chute    ράμπα για σκουπίδια

Italiano (Italian)
immondizie, feccia

idioms:

• trash can    pattumiera, bidone delle immondizie

Português (Portuguese)
n. - escória (f), lixo (m), entulho (m)
v. - rejeitar, podar, jogar fora

idioms:

• trash can    lata de lixo (f)

Русский (Russian)
отбросы, хлам, мусор, дрянь, отребье

idioms:

• trash can    мусорный ящик

Español (Spanish)
n. - basura, residuos, chusma, gentuza, traba, collar (de perro)
v. tr. - embarazar, estorbar, retardar, podar, (comp) eliminar archivos, criticar severamente

idioms:

• trash can    cubo de la basura
• trash chute    tubo vertedor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skräp, smörja, krafs, avfall, sopor (am.), slödder, pack
v. - avlägsna de yttre bladen på (sockerrör), kvista, vandalisera, förstöra, göra ner (am.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无价值之物, 垃圾, 无聊的作品, 修剪的枯枝残叶, 把...视为废物, 丢弃, 捣毁, 破坏

idioms:

• trash can    垃圾桶
• trash chute    垃圾斜道

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無價值之物, 垃圾, 無聊的作品
v. tr. - 修剪的枯枝殘葉, 把...視為廢物, 丟棄, 搗毀, 破壞

idioms:

• trash can    垃圾桶
• trash chute    垃圾斜道

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 폐물, 쓰레기, 시시한 작품
v. tr. - 쓰레기를 치우다, 겉잎을 떼내다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - くず, がらくた, 破片, 切りくず, 駄作, 人間のくず
v. - …からかすを除く, 外葉を除く, 破壊する

idioms:

• trash can    乾いたごみ用の容器
• trash chute    ダスターシュート

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كلام فارغ, هراء, قمامه, نفايه (فعل) يرمي ألنفايه او القمامه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זבל, פסולת, אשפה, הבלים, שטויות, נקלה, שפל-אדם‬
v. tr. - ‮הרס, חשף את האופי הנקלה של, הפשיט (קנה-סוכר) מעליו החיצוניים כדי לזרז את תהליך ההבשלה‬

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