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trash Meaning & Definition

Phonetic codes: T R AE1 SH

What Does Trash Mean?

As a noun, trash means Useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse. It is also used to mean A container into which things are discarded. As a verb, it means To discard.

Trash Definition (Noun)

  1. Useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
  2. A container into which things are discarded.
  3. Something worthless or of poor quality.
  4. People of low social status or class. (See, for example, white trash or Eurotrash.)
  5. A fan who is excessively obsessed with their fandom and its fanworks.

    I am Harry Potter trash.

  6. Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary.
  7. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.

Trash as a Verb

  1. To discard.
  2. To make into a mess.

    The burglars trashed the house.

  3. To beat soundly in a game.
  4. To disrespect someone or something
  5. To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.

    to trash the rattoons of sugar cane

  6. To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.
  7. To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.

Synonyms of Trash

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Antonyms of Trash

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Trash in a Sentence

I am Harry Potter trash.

The burglars trashed the house.

to trash the rattoons of sugar cane

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