trash

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Synonyms: brash, rash, thrash, crash, tras, trass, tash, trish, drash, trask, trach

Antonyms: brash, rash, thrash, crash, tras, trass, tash, trish, drash, trask, trach

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|rubbish, literally}} {{lb|en|chiefly|North American}} [[useless|Useless]] physical things to be [[discard]]ed; [[rubbish]]; [[refuse]].
2. {{senseid|en|rubbish bin, literally}} {{lb|en|chiefly|North American|metonym}} A container into which things are discarded.
3. {{senseid|en|rubbish, figuratively}} {{lb|en|chiefly|North American|figurative}} Something worthless or of poor quality.
4. {{senseid|en|unsophisticated media}} {{lb|en|chiefly|North American|figurative}} Media, such as [[movie]]s and [[novel]]s, that are [[entertaining]] but [[unsophisticated]], [[crass]] or aimed at the [[lowest common denominator]].
5. {{senseid|en|dubious assertion}} A [[dubious]] [[assertion]], either for [[appearing]] [[untrue]] or for being [[excessively]] [[boastful]].
6. {{senseid|en|vegetation detritus on farm field}} {{lb|en|chiefly|Southern United States|agriculture}} The disused stems, leaves, or vines of a crop, sometimes mixed with weeds, which will either be plowed in as [[green manure]] or be removed by raking, grazing, or burning.
7. {{senseid|en|low-grade tobacco}} {{lb|en|agriculture|uncountable}} [[loose-leaf|Loose-leaf]] [[tobacco]] of a low grade, with much less commercial value than the principal grades.
8. {{senseid|en|low-class people, derogatorily}} {{lb|en|chiefly|North American|slang|derogatory}} People of low social status or class. {{qualifier|See, for example, ''[[white trash]]'' or ''[[Eurotrash]]''.}}
9. {{senseid|en|in fandom}} {{lb|en|chiefly|North American|fandom|humorous|uncountable}} A [[fan]] who is excessively obsessed with their [[fandom]] and its [[fanwork]]s.
10. {{senseid|en|temporary storage on disk for deleted files}} {{lb|en|computing}} Temporary storage on [[disk]] for files that the [[user]] has [[delete]]d, allowing them to be [[recover]]ed if necessary.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|US}} To [[discard]].
2. {{lb|en|US}} To make into a [[mess]].
3. {{lb|en|US}} To beat soundly in a game.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or disrespect.
5. To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.
6. 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.

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