garbage can

noun

US
: a container for garbage

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The series also stars Melissa Villaseñor as Pencil, the trio’s incredibly smart neighbor with a silly sense of humor, and Eddie Pepitone as Lou, the angry landlord, who is also a garbage can. Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2025 All but one hid behind things — behind a garbage can (four), behind a steam table (four) behind a cookline reach-in cooler (five). David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025 After the shooting, surveillance video captured two men leaving the home, and one threw an object under a garbage can, the complaint said. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025 The restaurant received a yellow placard after county inspectors discovered that a kitchen sink hand-washing station was blocked by a garbage can. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for garbage can

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“Garbage can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20can. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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