From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trash
n 1: worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn:
rubbish, trash, scrap]
2: worthless people [syn: trash, scum]
3: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: folderol, rubbish,
tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce,
codswallop]
4: 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 [syn:
methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride,
Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, {chicken
feed}, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash]
v 1: dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old
chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn:
trash, junk, scrap]
2: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned
the performance" [syn: pan, tear apart, trash]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Trash \Trash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trashing.]
1. To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to
crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane. --B.
Edwards.
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2. To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn,
humiliate, or crush. [Obs.]
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3. 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.] --Beau. & Fl.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Trash \Trash\, n. [Cf. Icel. tros rubbish, leaves, and twigs
picked up for fuel, trassi a slovenly fellow, Sw. trasa a
rag, tatter.]
1. That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse.
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Who steals my purse steals trash. --Shak.
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A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin.
--Landor.
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2. Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar
cane, or the like.
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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. --B. Edwards.
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3. A worthless person. [R.] --Shak.
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4. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in
pursuing game. --Markham.
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Trash ice, crumbled ice mixed with water.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Trash \Trash\, v. i.
To follow with violence and trampling. [R.] --The Puritan
(1607).
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008) [foldoc]:
trash
To destroy, e.g. the contents of a data structure. The most
common of the family of near-synonyms including mung,
mangle, and scribble.
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(1994-11-03)
From Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) [jargon]:
trash
vt.
To destroy the contents of (said of a data structure). The most common
of the family of near-synonyms including mung, mangle, scribble,
and roach.