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TRASH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

chalk; chicken feed; crank; deoxyephedrine; glass; ice; meth; methamphetamine; methamphetamine hydrochloride; Methedrine; shabu; trash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("trash" is a kind of...):

amphetamine; pep pill; speed; upper (a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression)

controlled substance (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Nonsensical talk or writing

Synonyms:

applesauce; codswallop; folderol; rubbish; trash; tripe; trumpery; wish-wash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("trash" is a kind of...):

drivel; garbage (a worthless message)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

Sense 3

Meaning:

Worthless people

Synonyms:

scum; trash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("trash" is a kind of...):

rabble; ragtag; ragtag and bobtail; riffraff (disparaging terms for the common people)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Worthless material that is to be disposed of

Synonyms:

rubbish; scrap; trash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("trash" is a kind of...):

waste; waste material; waste matter; waste product (any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trash"):

scrap metal (discarded metal suitable for reprocessing)

debris; detritus; dust; junk; rubble (the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up)

litter (rubbish carelessly dropped or left about (especially in public places))

Derivation:

trash (dispose of (something useless or old))

trashy (cheap and inferior; of no value)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Express a totally negative opinion of

Example:

The critics panned the performance

Synonyms:

pan; tear apart; trash

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "trash" is one way to...):

belittle; disparage; pick at (express a negative opinion of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue trash the movie

Sense 2

Meaning:

Dispose of (something useless or old)

Example:

scrap your old computer

Synonyms:

junk; scrap; trash

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "trash" is one way to...):

cast aside; cast away; cast out; chuck out; discard; dispose; fling; put away; throw away; throw out; toss; toss away; toss out (throw or cast away)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

trash (worthless material that is to be disposed of)

Credits

 Context examples: 

“’Who steals my purse steals trash,’” she quoted.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Mary's declaration was, I hate sending the children to the Great House, though their grandmamma is always wanting to see them, for she humours and indulges them to such a degree, and gives them so much trash and sweet things, that they are sure to come back sick and cross for the rest of the day.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

The findings affirm the guidance from public health professionals to use precautions similar to those for influenza and other respiratory viruses to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2: • Avoid close contact with people who are sick. • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. • Stay home when you are sick. • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash. • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe.

(New coronavirus stable for hours on surface, National Institutes of Health)

Let us leave it to the reviewers to abuse such effusions of fancy at their leisure, and over every new novel to talk in threadbare strains of the trash with which the press now groans.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

They are trash, and will soon be worse trash if I go on, for each is more sensational than the last.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

They are made pleasant to some, but I would more rather give my boys gunpowder to play with than this bad trash.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)