trash
/tɹæʃ/ verb C2- To discard.
- To make into a mess. · The burglars trashed the house.
- To beat soundly in a game.
- To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or disrespect.
- To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop. · to trash the rattoons of sugar cane
- 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.
He/she/it trashes · Past trashed · Past participle trashed · -ing form trashing
Verb forms
- Base form
- trash
- He/she/it
- trashes
- Past
- trashed
- Past participle
- trashed
- -ing form
- trashing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Repair cafés keep useful objects out of the trash, and they bring neighbors together.
Ade suggested, “I can take out the trash every Tuesday morning.”
For years, it was full of old trash and broken glass.
The very next Saturday, everyone arrived with gloves and trash bags.
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