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trash
- pronunciation:
- traesh
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
anything considered worthless or useless, and usu. discarded; rubbish; garbage.
- synonyms:
- dross, garbage, junk, offal, refuse, rubbish, waste
- similar words:
- chaff, debris, dregs, litter, muck, rejection, rubble, stuff, swill
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| definition 2: |
disposable plant prunings, leftover bits of wood, or the like.
- similar words:
- chaff, compost, flinders, mulch, remnants, shavings, splinters
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| definition 3: |
pointless or inferior writing.
- synonyms:
- balderdash, hogwash, rubbish, twaddle
- similar words:
- drivel, garbage, hooey, junk, kitsch, malarkey, nonsense, poppycock, rigmarole, swill
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| definition 4: |
(slang) any person or class considered inferior or disreputable.
- synonyms:
- rabble, riffraff, scum
- similar words:
- canaille, dregs, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well
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| related words: |
filth, waste |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
trashed, trashes, trashing |
| definition 1: |
(informal) to damage or disarrange.
The kids trashed the house when the parents were away.- synonyms:
- mess up
- similar words:
- damage, destroy, vandalize, wreck
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| definition 2: |
to severely criticize (a book, film, or the like) as being worthless.
- synonyms:
- bash, slam
- similar words:
- attack, badmouth, criticize, rip into
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| related words: |
muddle |
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