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trash  (trsh)
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.]

trash1
n
1. foolish ideas or talk; nonsense
2. Chiefly US and Canadian useless or unwanted matter or objects
3. a literary or artistic production of poor quality
4. Chiefly US and Canadian a poor or worthless person or a group of such people
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) bits that are broken or lopped off, esp the trimmings from trees or plants
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the dry remains of sugar cane after the juice has been extracted
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) to remove the outer leaves and branches from (growing plants, esp sugar cane)
2. Slang to attack or destroy (someone or something) wilfully or maliciously
[of obscure origin; perhaps related to Norwegian trask]
trashery  n

trash2 Archaic
vb
(tr) to restrain with or as if with a lead
n
a lead for a dog
[perhaps from obsolete French tracier to track, trace1]

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
Noun1.trashtrash - worthless material that is to be disposed of
waste, 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.trashtrash - worthless people                    
ragtag, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, rabble - disparaging terms for the common people
3.trash - nonsensical talk or writing
drivel, garbage - a worthless message
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
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
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
Verb1.trashtrash - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"
chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling, toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
2.trashtrash - express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"
disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

trash
noun
1. nonsense, rubbish, garbage (informal), rot, balls (taboo slang), bull (slang), shit (taboo slang), pants (slang), crap (slang), bullshit (taboo slang), hot air (informal), tosh (slang, chiefly Brit.), pap, cobblers (Brit. taboo slang), 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.) Don't read that awful trash.
nonsense reason, sense, significance, logic
2. (Chiefly U.S. & Canad.) litter, refuse, waste, rubbish, sweepings, junk (informal), garbage, dross, dregs, dreck (slang, chiefly U.S.), offscourings The yards are overgrown and cluttered with trash.
3. (Chiefly U.S. & Canad.) scum, rabble, dross, lowest of the low, riffraff, dregs of society, rubbish, canaille (French) He hit out at what he called 'Anti-Semitic trash'.
verb
1. wreck, damage, destroy, ruin, mar, spoil, deface, vandalize, total (informal) Would they trash the place when the party was over?
2. criticise, attack, abuse, insult, knock (informal), pan (informal), condemn, hammer (informal), slam (informal), rubbish (Brit. informal), savage, roast (informal), slate (Brit. informal), censure, crucify (informal), slag off (Brit. informal), flay, bad-mouth (chiefly U.S.), lambaste, take to pieces (informal), give a bad press to, take or pull apart (informal) Why did the candidates spend so much time trashing each other?
Translations
trash [træʃ] (US)
A. N
1. (= rubbish) → basura f, desperdicios mpl
2. (fig) → tonterías fpl, babosadas fpl (LAm)
the book is trashel libro es una basura
he talks a lot of trashno dice más que tonterías
trash!¡tonterías!
3. (pej) (= people) (human) trashgente f inútil, gentuza f
see also white
B. VT
1. (= wreck) → hacer polvo, destrozar
2. (= criticize) [+ person] → poner verde; [+ ideas] → poner por los suelos
C. CPD trash can Ncubo m de la basura, bote m de la basura, tarro m de la basura(LAm)
trash heap Nbasurero m

trash [ˈtræʃ] n
(= low-quality book, film, food) → bêtises fpl
(= worthless goods) → camelote f
(US) (= rubbish) → ordures fpl
trash can n (US)poubelle f

trash
n
(US: = refuse) → Abfall m
(= goods)Schund m, → Ramsch m (inf), → billiges Zeug; (= book, play etc)Schund m; (= pop group etc)Mist m (inf); don’t talk trashred nicht so einen Quatsch (inf)
(pej inf: = people) → Gesindel nt, → Pack nt; trash like herGesindel wie sie; she/he is trashsie/er taugt nichts ? white trash
vt
(inf) placeverwüsten; car (= crash)zu Schrott fahren; (= vandalize)kaputt machen (inf)
(esp US inf: = criticize) → verreißen, schlechtmachen

trash:
trash can
n (US) → Abfalleimer m
trashman
n (US) → Müllmann m

trash [træʃ] n (Am) (rubbish) → rifiuti mpl, spazzatura (pej) (goods) → ciarpame m (fig) (nonsense) → sciocchezze fpl, stupidaggini fpl
the book is trash → il libro è una schifezza
they're just trash (fam, pej) (people) → sono dei pezzenti
trash [træʃ] n (Am) (rubbish) → rifiuti mpl, spazzatura (pej) (goods) → ciarpame m (fig) (nonsense) → sciocchezze fpl, stupidaggini fpl
the book is trash → il libro è una schifezza
they're just trash (fam, pej) (people) → sono dei pezzenti

trash
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
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 arvoton 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
n trashcan
(American) a dustbin. drom, vullisdrom سَلَّة أو بَرميل الزُّبالَه кошче за отпадъци popelnice skraldespand der Abfalleimer σκουπιδοτενεκές cubo de la basura prügikast سطل زباله roskakori 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 金屬製的垃圾箱 урна для сміття کوڑا دان thùng rác 垃圾箱

trash قمامة, هراء nesmysl, odpadky affald Abfall, Müll σκουπίδι, σκουπίδια basura jäte, roska ordures, poubelle smeće immondizia くだらないこと, ごみ 쓰레기, 허튼 소리 afval, vernieling søppel śmieci besteira, lixo, patetice мусор, хлам skräp เรื่องเหลวไหล, ขยะ çöp rác 垃圾


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