garbage

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garbage

She throws the empty bottle into the garbage can.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Waste material, especially domestic refuse: "Garbage" primarily refers to discarded or useless material, particularly household waste.
    • Something worthless or nonsensical: "Garbage" can also describe ideas, information, or talk that is considered worthless, false, or stupid.
    • Food waste: Specifically, "garbage" often denotes discarded or leftover food, especially from a kitchen.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • Please take the kitchen garbage out to the bin.
    • His argument was complete garbage and not based on any facts.
    • The city collects garbage every Tuesday morning.
Advanced Usage

  • "Garbage in, garbage out" (GIGO): A principle in computing and information science meaning that flawed or nonsense input data produces nonsense output.

    • If you don't verify your sources, your report will be a case of garbage in, garbage out.

  • "Talk garbage": To speak nonsense or say things that are not true or sensible.

    • Don't listen to him; he's just talking garbage again.
Variants and Related Words

  • Garbage can / Garbage bin (n): A container for holding waste.

    • The garbage can is full and needs to be emptied.

  • Garbage collector / Garbageman (n): A person employed to collect household waste.

    • The garbage collector comes early in the morning.

  • Garbage disposal (n): An electric device installed under a kitchen sink to grind up food waste.

    • Don't put celery stalks down the garbage disposal.
Synonyms
  • Trash: Waste material; also used figuratively for something worthless.
  • Rubbish: Waste material (common in British English); also used for nonsense.
  • Refuse: A formal term for waste matter.
  • Junk: Old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value.
Related Phrases
  • Garbage down (phrasal verb): To eat food very quickly and without manners.
    • The kids garbaged down their pizza and ran outside to play.
Related Idioms
  • Good riddance to bad garbage: An expression of relief at getting rid of something or someone unwanted. (A variation of "Good riddance to bad rubbish.")
    • He finally moved out? Good riddance to bad garbage!
garbage

She throws the empty bottle into the garbage can.

Noun
  1. a receptacle where waste can be discarded
    • she tossed the moldy bread into the garbage
  2. a worthless message
  3. food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

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