Trash — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

worthless material that is to be disposed of

worthless people

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹˈæʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹˈaʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹˈaʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /tɹˈæʃ/.

Examples

trash these old chairs
junk an old car
scrap your old computer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glass scrap meth chalk crank pan trumpery scum rubbish applesauce tripe codswallop deoxyephedrine shabu tear apart junk wish-wash methamphetamine hydrochloride ice Methedrine chicken feed methamphetamine folderol

Parts of Speech

noun	worthless material that is to be disposed of
noun	worthless people
noun	nonsensical talk or writing
noun	an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
verb	dispose of (something useless or old) “trash these old chairs”
verb	express a totally negative opinion of “The critics panned the performance”

Word Forms

rubbishy	adjective	cheap and inferior; of no value
trashy	adjective	cheap and inferior; of no value
trash	verb	dispose of (something useless or old)
scrap	verb	dispose of (something useless or old)
trash	noun	worthless material that is to be disposed of
junk	noun	the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
scrap	noun	worthless material that is to be disposed of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Müll

wertloses Material, das entsorgt werden soll

🇫🇷French

poubelle

matériel sans valeur qui doit être éliminé

🇪🇸Spanish

basura

material sin valor que debe ser eliminado

🇮🇹Italian

spazzatura

materiale senza valore da smaltire

🇳🇱Dutch

afval

waardeloos materiaal dat moet worden weggegooid

🇵🇹Portuguese

lixo

material sem valor que deve ser descartado

🇷🇺Russian

мусор

бесполезный материал, подлежащий утилизации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कचरा

बेकार सामग्री जिसका निपटान किया जाना है

🇧🇩Bengali

আবর্জনা

নিষ্পত্তি করা হয় যে মূল্যহীন উপাদান

🇮🇳Tamil

குப்பை

அப்புறப்படுத்தப்பட வேண்டிய மதிப்பற்ற பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

చెత్త

పారవేయాల్సిన పనికిరాని పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

कचरा

निरुपयोगी साहित्य ज्याची विल्हेवाट लावायची आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કચરો

નકામી સામગ્રી જેનો નિકાલ કરવાનો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಸ

ವಿಲೇವಾರಿ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದ ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಯೋಜಕ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചവറ്റുകുട്ട

നീക്കം ചെയ്യേണ്ട വിലയില്ലാത്ത മെറ്റീരിയൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੱਦੀ

ਬੇਕਾਰ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਜਿਸ ਦਾ ਨਿਪਟਾਰਾ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ردی کی ٹوکری

بیکار مواد جس کو ضائع کرنا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

垃圾

将被处置的无价值材料

🇯🇵Japanese

ごみ

廃棄される価値のない物質

🇰🇷Korean

쓰레기

폐기해야 할 쓸모없는 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rác

vật liệu vô giá trị sẽ được xử lý

🇹🇭Thai

ขยะ

ของไร้ค่าที่ต้องทิ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sampah

bahan tidak berharga yang harus dibuang

🇵🇭Filipino

basura

walang kwentang materyal na dapat itapon

🇲🇾Malay

sampah

bahan tidak bernilai yang perlu dilupuskan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نفاية

مادة لا قيمة لها ويجب التخلص منها

🇮🇷Persian

زباله

مواد بی ارزشی که قرار است دور ریخته شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çöp

imha edilmesi gereken değersiz malzeme

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַשׁפָּה

חומר חסר ערך שיש להיפטר ממנו

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