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Meaning of 'trash' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Trash [ n.]
- That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse.
- Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like.
- A worthless person.
- A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.
2 . Trash [ v. i.]
- To follow with violence and trampling.
3 . Trash [ v. t.]
- To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane.
- To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.
- 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.

Meaning of 'trash' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . trash [ v]
Meaning (1):
- dispose of (something useless or old)
Example in sentence:
  • junk an old car;
  • scrap your old computer;
  • trash these old chairs
Meaning (2):
- express a totally negative opinion of
Example in sentence:
  • The critics panned the performance

Nearby Words:

trabea trabeae trabeated trabeation trabecula trabeculae trabecular trabeculate trabu trace

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