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noun | verb trashtrash1 /træʃ/ ●●● S2 noun [uncountable] ETYMOLOGYtrash1Origin: 1300-1400 from a Scandinavian language ► take out the trash Will you ask one of the kids to take out the trash (=take it outside the house)? ► in the trash Just put it in the trash. THESAURUS waste material that is thrown away, such as paper, empty containers, and old food► garbage waste material that is thrown away, such as paper, empty containers, and old food: Can you take out the garbage when you go out? ► trash things that you throw away, such as old food, dirty paper, etc.: The plastic bag was stuffed with trash. ► litter garbage, especially pieces of paper, food containers, etc., that people leave on the ground in public places: The Scouts picked up litter in the park. ► refuse formal things that you throw away, such as old food, dirty paper, etc.: Household refuse is collected once each week. ► waste formal unwanted things or substances that are left after you have used something: Much of the country’s electronic waste ends up in landfills. ► recycling things such as paper, glass or plastic bottles, and cans that are put through a special process so that they can be used again rather than being thrown away: The paper bag under the sink is for recycling. 1waste material that will be thrown away, usually considered together with the container or bag holding it SYN garbage: Will you ask one of the kids to take out the trash (=take it outside the house)? Just put it in the trash.► see thesaurus at garbage2informal something that is of very poor quality, especially something such as a newspaper, book, movie, or TV program: How can you read that trash?3on the trash heap (of something) not used or respected anymore SYN on the scrapheap4one man’s trash is another man’s treasure used to say that different people like different things or consider things differently [Origin: 1300–1400 from a Scandinavian language] → see also talk trash at talk1 (26), trailer trash, white trash noun | verb trashtrash2 verb [transitive] informal VERB TABLEtrash |
Present | I, you, we, they | trash | | he, she, it | trashes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | trashed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have trashed | | he, she, it | has trashed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had trashed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will trash | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have trashed |
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Present | I | am trashing | | he, she, it | is trashing | | you, we, they | are trashing | Past | I, he, she, it | was trashing | | you, we, they | were trashing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been trashing | | he, she, it | has been trashing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been trashing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be trashing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been trashing |
1to destroy something completely, either deliberately or by using it too much: Team members trashed their hotel rooms.2to criticize someone or something severely3to throw something away → see also trashed |