English dictionary
trash
nounPronunciation
/tɹæʃ/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- Useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
- A container into which things are discarded.
- Something worthless or of poor quality.
- People of low social status or class. (See, for example, white trash or Eurotrash.)
- A fan who is excessively obsessed with their fandom and its fanworks.
- Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary.
- A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.
verb
- To discard.
- To make into a mess.
- To beat soundly in a game.
- To disrespect someone or something
- To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.
- To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.
- To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.
Example sentences
I am Harry Potter trash.
The burglars trashed the house.
to trash the rattoons of sugar cane