1
: something worth little or nothing: such as
b(1)
: inferior or worthless writing or artistic matter (such as a television show)
especially
: such matter intended purely for sensational entertainment
(2)
(3)
: empty talk : nonsense
2
: a worthless person
also
: such persons as a group : riffraff
3
: something in a crumbled or broken condition or mass
especially
: debris from pruning or processing plant material
trashed; trashing; trashes
1
: throw away sense 1
standards of reality and truth were trashed—
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: to subject to criticism or invective
especially
: to disparage strongly
a film trashed by the critics
: to trash something or someone
Synonyms
Examples of trash in a Sentence
Noun
Take out the trash, please.
I put the dirty diaper in the trash.
I can't believe you're reading that trash.
She thinks that they're all trash.
Verb
a computer program that trashes useless files
The vacuum cleaner couldn't be fixed, so I trashed it.
The apartment had been trashed.
He says that the government's policies are trashing the environment.
Recent Examples on the WebNwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Apr. 2024
The truckloads of trash have grown in tandem, from about 425,000 tons in 2018 to over 535,000 in 2021.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The late-night host continues to encounter fans of the series — not all of them are dressed in trash bags.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Connecticut State Police Detectives descended on Albany Avenue and began digging through the trash discarded by Fotis Dulos.
—Emily Wichick Hourihane, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
His door camera captured the moment of theft — when someone covered in a black plastic trash bag lumbered up Munoz’s front walk in Sacramento.
—Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
These trash cans hold around 12 gallons of trash and can fit standard 13-gallon trash bags.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2024
Junk can be seen in the front and back yards of the home, with most of it being inside white trash bags.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
My parents had only ever studied by kerosene lamp or gas lantern — but this house had electricity, generated on the estate by burning sugar cane trash.
—Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
When these monsters are trashing recognizable cities, their mayhem is relatable, and the spectacle of it literally looks more real.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
Following Mulvaney's video, conservatives, including celebrities like Kid Rock, began posting viral videos of themselves trashing Bud Light cans, pouring them down the sink and even shooting them.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
My three-year-old was in a general state of destruction: refusing to eat his lunch, trashing the house.
—Carola Lovering, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
Most visitors were respectful, but some trashed the area, camped illegally or partied with drugs.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
McDowell’s campaign advisor Jonathan Felts also noted Tuesday night that Walker spent his primary campaign trashing both Trump and Robinson, who both just secured the Republican nominations in their campaigns.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
Miami will pay a $300,000 settlement to end a lawsuit brought by four people experiencing homelessness after city workers trashed their personal belongings, which included government identification, medication, family photos and an urn with a parent’s ashes.
—Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
And from a numbers standpoint, this club ranks favorably with any in Green Bay's vaunted history, going 13-3 in the regular season before trashing its playoff opponents by an average of 17.3 points.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Noun
The city is encouraging residents to take out the trash during two citywide cleanup events set for this month.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Apr. 2024
The truckloads of trash have grown in tandem, from about 425,000 tons in 2018 to over 535,000 in 2021.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The late-night host continues to encounter fans of the series — not all of them are dressed in trash bags.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
Connecticut State Police Detectives descended on Albany Avenue and began digging through the trash discarded by Fotis Dulos.
—Emily Wichick Hourihane, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
His door camera captured the moment of theft — when someone covered in a black plastic trash bag lumbered up Munoz’s front walk in Sacramento.
—Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
These trash cans hold around 12 gallons of trash and can fit standard 13-gallon trash bags.
—Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2024
Junk can be seen in the front and back yards of the home, with most of it being inside white trash bags.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
My parents had only ever studied by kerosene lamp or gas lantern — but this house had electricity, generated on the estate by burning sugar cane trash.
—Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Verb
In 2022 alone, $ 62 billion worth of natural resources was trashed without being reclaimed.
—Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
When these monsters are trashing recognizable cities, their mayhem is relatable, and the spectacle of it literally looks more real.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
Following Mulvaney's video, conservatives, including celebrities like Kid Rock, began posting viral videos of themselves trashing Bud Light cans, pouring them down the sink and even shooting them.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2024
My three-year-old was in a general state of destruction: refusing to eat his lunch, trashing the house.
—Carola Lovering, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
Most visitors were respectful, but some trashed the area, camped illegally or partied with drugs.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
McDowell’s campaign advisor Jonathan Felts also noted Tuesday night that Walker spent his primary campaign trashing both Trump and Robinson, who both just secured the Republican nominations in their campaigns.
—Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2024
Miami will pay a $300,000 settlement to end a lawsuit brought by four people experiencing homelessness after city workers trashed their personal belongings, which included government identification, medication, family photos and an urn with a parent’s ashes.
—Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
And from a numbers standpoint, this club ranks favorably with any in Green Bay's vaunted history, going 13-3 in the regular season before trashing its playoff opponents by an average of 17.3 points.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
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“Trash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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