Definition

Noun: 1. A kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage: A device, typically installed under a kitchen sink, that shreds food waste into small pieces so it can be washed down the drain.

Usage

This term refers specifically to the electrical appliance. It is often used in the context of home maintenance, kitchen features, or sanitation. - It is commonly used with verbs like install, use, turn on, run, fix, and repair. - It is often described with adjectives like electric, broken, clogged, or new.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Please don't put celery stalks down the garbage disposal; they can jam it.
  • The new apartment comes with a dishwasher and a garbage disposal.
  • I need to call a plumber to fix the garbage disposal.

Advanced Usage

• "to run the garbage disposal": To turn on the appliance to process waste.
  • Always run cold water when you run the garbage disposal.
• "garbage disposal unit": A more formal or technical term for the same appliance.
  • The building code requires a garbage disposal unit in each kitchen.

Variants and Related Words

• Disposal (n): Often used informally as a shortened form of "garbage disposal."
  • Something is stuck in the disposal.
• In-sink erator (n): A common brand name that is sometimes used generically to refer to a garbage disposal.
• Waste disposal unit (n): A synonym used more commonly in British English.

Synonyms

• Waste disposal unit: A direct synonym.
• Food waste disposer: A more descriptive term focusing on the type of waste processed.

Related Phrases

• To be down the disposal: Refers to an item that has been put into or processed by the garbage disposal.
  • My ring accidentally went down the disposal.
• To free/jam a garbage disposal: To fix a clog or blockage in the appliance.
  • I used an Allen wrench to free the jammed garbage disposal.

Noun

1. a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage