noun
trash
trash
noun
1
Discarded material; garbage or rubbish.
"Take the trash out before the truck comes on Monday."
2
Something considered worthless or of very poor quality.
"Critics called the film utter trash."
verb
1
To throw something away.
"She trashed the old receipts she no longer needed."
2
To damage or wreck something badly.
"The band trashed their hotel room after the show."
3
To criticize someone or something harshly.
"The reviewer trashed the new restaurant in his column."
How to Use Trash
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishGarbage, or by extension anything worthless — and as a verb, to throw away, wreck, or badly criticize something.
Common pairings
take out the trash
trash talk
trash the room
Word Forms
trashed past tense, trashes plural, trashes singular
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Etymology
From Middle English trasch, likely from Old Norse tros, "rubbish, fallen twigs and leaves."