trash

Everyday

1. Trash is rubbish, things you throw away (US, Canada). tree →
2. Trash is also something of very poor quality: that film is trash (informal). tree →
3. To trash something is to damage it badly or make a big mess of it (slang). tree →
4. To trash someone or something is to criticise it harshly (informal). tree →
5. (rude) Calling people «trash» is an insult. tree →
6. In old country speech, to trash means to beat corn or grain to get the seeds out. tree →

In the lessons

In North America children take out the trash and put litter in the trash can; in the UK, Ireland and Australia people say rubbish and bin. In informal speech, «trashed the room» means made a terrible mess. Phrases: take out the trash, trash can, in the trash.

Examples

• Please take out the trash after dinner. tree →
• Put the wrapper in the trash can. tree →
• My little brother trashed my Lego castle. tree →
• The party guests trashed the house. tree →
• That TV show is total trash. tree →
• The critics trashed the new film. tree →
• Don't call people trash; it's unkind. tree →
• So off he went, and when he came to the farmer's, master and men were all a-trashing in the barn. tree →

Note

Uncountable: no plural (some trash). UK: rubbish, bin; US: trash, garbage, trash can. Calling a person «trash» is a rude insult. Verb forms: trashed, trashing.