trash

/træʃ/
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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Worthless material that is to be disposed of: Discarded matter or refuse; garbage.
    • Something of poor quality: Ideas, writing, or objects considered to have little or no value.
    • Worthless or contemptible people: Used as a derogatory term for people considered to be disreputable or useless.

  2. Verb:

    • To dispose of (something useless or old): To throw away or discard.
    • To express a totally negative opinion of; to criticize severely: To strongly condemn or denounce something.
    • To vandalize or destroy: To damage or wreck thoroughly.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • Please take out the kitchen trash.
    • I can't believe you watch that show; it's complete trash.
    • He called his political opponents a bunch of trash.

  • Verb:

    • We need to trash these old newspapers.
    • The film critic trashed the new superhero movie in his review.
    • The partygoers trashed the hotel room.
Advanced Usage
  • "To talk trash": To speak in a boastful, insulting, or nonsensical manner.
    • The players were talking trash to each other before the game.
  • "White trash" (offensive, slang): A derogatory term for poor white people, implying they are unsophisticated or of low social status.
    • The use of the term 'white trash' is highly offensive and should be avoided.
Variants and Related Words
  • Trashy (adjective): Of very poor quality; cheap and tasteless.
    • She loves reading trashy romance novels.
  • Trash can / Trash bin (noun): A container for holding waste.
    • Throw that wrapper in the trash can.
Synonyms
  • Noun (for waste): Garbage, rubbish, refuse, waste, junk.
  • Noun (for poor quality things): Drivel, nonsense, tripe.
  • Verb (to discard): Discard, junk, scrap, throw away.
  • Verb (to criticize): Denounce, pan, slam, criticize.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Trash out (informal): To discuss something critically or in detail, often to find faults.
    • Let's trash out the details of this proposal before the meeting.
  • Trash up (informal): To make a place dirty or untidy.
    • The visitors trashed up the beach with their litter.
Related Idioms
  • One man's trash is another man's treasure: Something that one person considers worthless may be highly valued by someone else.
    • I found this vase at a yard sale. It just goes to show, one man's trash is another man's treasure.
  • Trash talk: Insulting or boastful speech intended to demoralize or intimidate an opponent.
    • There was a lot of trash talk between the two boxers at the press conference.
Noun
  1. 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
  2. nonsensical talk or writing
  3. worthless people
  4. worthless material that is to be disposed of
Verb
  1. express a totally negative opinion of
    • The critics panned the performance
  2. dispose of (something useless or old)
    • trash these old chairs
    • junk an old car
    • scrap your old computer

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