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—
Edwin Diamond
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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
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.
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Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
In those instances, give your extra set of hands a straightforward task, like taking out the trash or clearing the table.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Chad De Guzman, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
The motion added that eventually the woman’s home was sold and her belongings trashed — including her family Bible and her husband’s flag commemorating his military service with the Tuskegee Airmen.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
From a free boat ride in the Florida Keys that targets the trash in treasured waters, to hotels with sustainability at their core, to thrilling eco-friendly experiences, make your trip to Florida both fun and impactful.
—Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
In those instances, give your extra set of hands a straightforward task, like taking out the trash or clearing the table.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2025
Verb
Unruly tourists have caused traffic jams and public commotions, offended local sensibilities, trashed the environment, and desecrated sacred sites.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
The motion added that eventually the woman’s home was sold and her belongings trashed — including her family Bible and her husband’s flag commemorating his military service with the Tuskegee Airmen.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Trash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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