trash (tr sh)n. 1. a. Worthless or discarded material or objects; refuse or rubbish. b. Something broken off or removed to be discarded, especially plant trimmings. c. 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. a. Empty words or ideas. b. Worthless or offensive literary or artistic material. c. 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 a. To throw away; discard: trashed the broken toaster. b. To wreck or destroy by or as if by vandalism; reduce to trash or ruins. c. To beat up; assault. d. To subject to scathing criticism or abuse; attack verbally: "The ... professor trashes conservative ... proposals as well as liberal nostrums" (Michael Marien). 2. a. To remove twigs or branches from. b. To cut off the outer leaves of (growing sugar cane). [Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialectal trask.] |
trash
Noun
1. foolish ideas or talk; nonsense
2. US, Canad, NZ & S African unwanted objects; rubbish
3. Chiefly US, Canad & NZ a worthless person or group of people
Verb
Slang to attack or destroy maliciously: we've never trashed a hotel room [origin unknown]
trashy adj
Trash rubbish; dross; worthless people collectively; splinters and twigs from tree or hedge cutting, 1707.
Examples: trash of straw, 1574; tobacco trash, 1763.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  trash - worthless material that is to be disposed ofwaste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" scrap metal - discarded metal suitable for reprocessing; "he finally sold the car for scrap metal" debris, detritus, junk, rubble, dust - the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up litter - rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places) |
| 2. |  trash - worthless people | |
| 3. | trash - nonsensical talk or writing | |
| 4. | trash - an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant deoxyephedrine, meth, methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, shabu, chicken feed, crank, chalk, glass, ice amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law | |
| Verb | 1. |  trash - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" |
| 2. |  trash - express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" |
trash
noun 1. nonsense, rubbish, garbage (informal) rot, pants (slang) crap (slang) hot air (informal) tosh (slang), chiefly Brit. pap, bilge (informal) drivel, twaddle, tripe (informal) guff (slang) moonshine, hogwash, hokum (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. piffle (informal) poppycock (informal) inanity, balderdash, bosh (informal) eyewash (informal) kak S. African (taboo), (slang) trumpery, tommyrot, foolish talk, horsefeathers U.S. (slang) bunkum or buncombe chiefly U.S. bizzo Austral. (slang) bull's wool Austral., N.Z. (slang) << OPPOSITE sense
Translations
trash [træʃ] n (pej) (= goods); camelote f: (= nonsense); sottises fpl;
(US) (= rubbish); ordures fpl
trash [træʃ] n (pej) (= goods); ciarpame m: (= nonsense); sciocchezze fpl;
(US) (= rubbish); rifiuti mpl; spazzatura
n trash [trӕʃ]
rubbish Throw it away! It's just trash. gemors, rommel نُفايَه، شَيء تافِه боклук brak affald der Abfall σκουπίδι(α), σαβούρα basura praht آشغال roska ordures אַשפָּה, פְּסוֹלֶת रद्दी smeće szemét sampah rusl spazzatura ごみ 쓰레기 šiukšlės, šlamštas nieki; draza sampah rotzooi skrap, avfall, søppel śmieci refugo gunoi хлам brak, odpad smeti smeće skräp ขยะ çöp 廢物 мотлох; сміття ردي rác 废物
adj trashy
worthless trashy jewellery/novels/music. waardeloos تافِه، لا قيمَة له долнопробен bezcenný værdiløs wertlos ευτελής, άθλιος malo; barato, de poco valor väärtusetu, bulvari- مزخرف؛ بی ارزش roska- de pacotille/camelote חֲסַר עֶרֶך रद्दी bezvrijedan szemét, vacak tak berharga einskisverður scadente, (di nessun valore) つまらない 쓸모 없는 bevertis lēts; slikts; draņķīgs murahan waardeloos verdiløs, som er noe skrap tandetny sem valor de proastă calitate низкопробный bezcenný ničvreden škart värdelös, usel, skräp- ไร้ค่า değersiz, adî 廢物似的 паскудний بے قيمت đáng vất đi 废物似的
n trashcan
(American) a dustbin. drom, vullisdrom سَلَّة أو بَرميل الزُّبالَه кошче за отпадъци popelnice skraldespand der Abfalleimer σκουπιδοτενεκές de la cubo basura prügikast سطل زباله roskalaatikko poubelle פַּח אַשפָּה कूड़ा, कोठ koš za smeće szemétláda tong sampah ruslatunna pattumiera ごみ箱 쓰레기통 šiukšlių dėžė atkritumu tvertne tong sampah vuilnisemmer søppeldunk kubeł na śmieci caixote do lixo pubelă мусорное ведро smetník posoda za smeti korpa za otpatke soptunna ถังขยะ çöp kutusu 金屬制的垃圾箱 урна для сміття کوڑا دان thùng rác 金属制的垃圾箱
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