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Trash

UK /["/træʃ/"]/US /["/træʃ/"]/

Definition

things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them

In simple words: Items that are no longer wanted or useful.

Examples

  • Don't forget to take out the trash.
  • The subway entrance was blocked with trash.
  • What are these letters doing in the trash?
  • His theories were relegated to the trash heap of history.
  • What's this trash you're watching?
  • He's talking trash *(= nonsense)*.
  • You can buy lots of tacky trash in the souvenir shops, if that's what you want.
  • People can certainly be affected by the trash newspapers they read.
  • They listen to pop music and watch trash TV all day.

Usage notes

Used in everyday conversations about waste or things that are no longer useful. Not appropriate in formal writing.

Grammar pattern

trash + object

Memory hint

Think of a trash can overflowing with old pizza boxes.

Collocations

  • dump
  • empty
  • throw away
  • bin
  • can
  • bag
  • gutter
  • street
  • trailer

Synonyms

  • garbage
  • waste
  • refuse
  • litter
  • rubbish

Antonyms

  • treasure

Common mistakes

  • Confused with 'rubbish' in British English.
  • Using 'trash' as a verb incorrectly; it’s only a noun in this context.
  • Omitting the object, e.g., saying 'I need to trash' instead of 'I need to trash this.'