trash

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trash /tr'æʃ/ (trashes trashing trashed)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] also the N
Trash consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty containers and bottles, and waste food. (AM; in BRIT, use rubbish)
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
If you say that something such as a book, painting, or film is trash, you mean that it is of very poor quality. (INFORMAL)
Pop music doesn't have to be trash, it can be art...
= rubbish
3 [VERB] V n
If someone trashes a place or vehicle, they deliberately destroy it or make it very dirty. (INFORMAL)
Would they trash the place when the party was over?...
= wreck
4 [VERB] V n
If you trash people or their ideas, you criticize them very strongly and say that they are worthless. (mainly AM INFORMAL)
People asked why the candidates spent so much time trashing each other.
= rubbish
5
see also white trashtrail|er trash
[N-UNCOUNT-COLL]
Some people use trailer trash to refer to poor people who live in trailer parks and who they think are vulgar or worthless. This use could cause offence. (AM INFORMAL)trash can (trash cans)
[N-COUNT]
A trash can is a large round container which people put their rubbish in and which is usually kept outside their house. (AM; in BRIT, use dustbin)
= garbage canwhite trash
[N-UNCOUNT-COLL]
Some people use white trash to refer to poor white people who they think are worthless. (AM OFFENSIVE)
...a place peopled by illiterate poor white trash.

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