Etymology : of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian trask trash; akin to Old Norse tros fallen leaves and twigs, Old English trus
Pronunciation : trash
Function : noun
Date : circa 1518
1. something discarded, something of no value, rubbish, garbage, refuse; nonsense. throw away, discard; destroy, damage; assault, beat up; criticize severely, disparage. wreck, ruin, ratch That puppy trashed one of my slippers - chewed it to pieces!. trash\trash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. trashed ; p. pr. & vb. n. trashing.].
2. to free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane. edwards.
3. to treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush. [obs.].
4. 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. [r.] & fl.trash \trash\ , n. [cf. icel. tros rubbish, leaves, and twigs picked up for fuel, trassi a slovenly fellow, sw. trasa a rag, tatter.].
5. that which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse. who steals my purse steals trash. a haunch of venison would be trash to a brahmin.
6. especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like.note: in the west indies, the decayed leaves and stems of canes are called field trash; the bruised or macerated rind of canes is called cane trash; and both are called trash. edwards.
7. a worthless person. [r.].
8. a collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game. --markham.trash ice, crumbled ice mixed with water.trash \trash\, v. i. to follow with violence and trampling. [r.] --the puritan (1607).trash n.
9. worthless material that is discarded [syn: rubbish].
10. worthless people [syn: scum].
11. nonsensical talk or writing [syn: folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop] v 1: dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs;"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn: junk, scrap] 2: express a totally negative opinion of; "the critics panned the performance" [syn: pan, tear apart].
12. That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse.
13. Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like.
14. A worthless person.
15. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.
16. To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane.
17. To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.
18. 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.
19. To follow with violence and trampling. worthless people dispose of ; "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer".
20. 1. Trash consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty containers and bottles, and waste food.
21. If you say that something such as a book, painting, or film is trash, you mean that it is of very poor quality. Pop music doesn't have to be trash, it can be art = rubbish.
22. If someone trashes a place or vehicle, they deliberately destroy it or make it very dirty. Would they trash the place when the party was over? = wreck.
23. If you trash people or their ideas, you criticize them very strongly and say that they are worthless. People asked why the candidates spent so much time trashing each other. = rubbish see also:
white trash.
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