garbage can

US and Canadian a large, usually cylindrical, container for refuse, esp one used by a household. Also called: ash bin, ash can, trash can or dustbin (in Britain (and certain other countries))

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

gar′bage can`

a container, usu. of metal or plastic, for the disposal of waste matter, esp. kitchen refuse.

[1905-10, Amer.]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

garbage can - a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected

ash bin, ashbin, ash-bin, ashcan, dustbin, trash barrel, trash bin, trash can, wastebin

bin - a container; usually has a lid

Translations

بَرميل الزُّبالَهصُنْدُوق القُمَامَة

popelnice

skraldespand

Abfalleimer Mülleimer

σκουπιδοτενεκές

caneca de la basura cubo de la basura

roskapönttö

poubelle corbeille

kanta za otpad

szemétvödör

ruslatunna

secchio delle immondizie pattumiera

ごみ箱

쓰레기통

vuilnisbak

avfallsspann søppelkasse

śmietnik

caixote do lixo lata de lixo

мусорный ящик

nádoba na smeti

smetnjak

soptunna

ที่ใส่ขยะ

çöp kutusu/tenekesiçöp sepeti

thùng rác

垃圾箱

garbage can

n (Am) → bidone m della spazzatura

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

garbage

(ˈgaːbidʒ) noun

(especially American) rubbish.

adjective

There is a garbage chute at the end of the corridor.

garbage can

(American) a dustbin.

garbage can

→ صُنْدُوق القُمَامَة popelnice skraldespand Mülleimer σκουπιδοτενεκές caneca de la basura, cubo de la basura roskapönttö corbeille kanta za otpad pattumiera ごみ箱 쓰레기통 vuilnisbak søppelkasse śmietnik caixote do lixo, lata de lixo мусорный ящик soptunna ที่ใส่ขยะ çöp sepeti thùng rác 垃圾箱

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

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For this man was that hybrid of tramp-land, an alki-stiff that has degenerated into a stew-bum, with so little self-respect that he will never "boil-up," and with so little pride that he will eat out of a garbage can. He was truly horrible-appearing.

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At some houses, full trash bags leaned against the garbage cans, forcing Strawn out of his rig to fling them back up into the truck.

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Aside from treating his guitar like he does his skateboard, Mike is known to eat discarded food from garbage cans religiously.

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It is quite secure and manageable and there is no need to discard them in garbage cans later.

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However, two things which form part of a progressive community living are absent in Naseem Nagar: there are no speed limit signs on its internal roads and there are no garbage cans for putting the street garbage.

Traffic safety

"I've had people hiding in garbage cans overnight to catch pictures of me.

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Why not have the students paint conservation messages on all of our garbage cans throughout the school building to remind everyone to help save the earth?

Colorful conservation

"If I would have shot that skunk walking across my backyard thinking it was the pesky raccoon that has been raiding my garbage cans, Three would have gone ballistic.

The coon in the can: bowling for garbage-raiding raccoons is a matter of principle!

There's a crash as the garbage can slides off the sidewalk.

From Offene Blende (open shutter)

The specially constructed chain-link fencing, beach chairs, garbage cans, and abstracted beach-umbrella shapes hover between their immediately recognizable functional origins and the sculptural narrative they aspire to.

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