Trash

Trash
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. [1913 Webster]

Who steals my purse steals trash. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin. --Landor. [1913 Webster]

2. Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

3. A worthless person. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game. --Markham. [1913 Webster]

{Trash ice}, crumbled ice mixed with water. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу
Synonyms:
, , , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Trash — may refer to:In garbage:* Trash (material), unwanted or undesired waste material * Trash can, a containerIn literature:* Trash (Manga), a manga created by Sanami Matoh * Trash (poet), a London based UK poet * Trash (comics), Marvel Comics… …   Wikipedia

  • Trash — – engl. Müll, Abfall – bezeichnet als Lehnwort der Postmoderne ein kulturelles Produkt mit geringem geistigen Anspruch, an dem gerade der Aspekt der Geistlosigkeit genossen wird. Auch übt die oft unfreiwillige Komik eine große Faszination auf die …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • trash — trash1 [trash] n. [prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. trask, lumber, trash, akin to ON tros, broken twigs < IE base * der , to tear, split off > TEAR1] 1. parts that have been broken off, stripped off, etc., esp. leaves, twigs, husks, and… …   English World dictionary

  • Trash — 〈[ træ̣ʃ] m.; od. s; unz.〉 1. minderwertige Ware, Massenprodukt 2. minderwertige, seichte Unterhaltung, Literatur od. Kunst 3. (US amerikanische) Unterschicht 4. 〈Mus.〉 Stilrichtung der Popmusik ● ein Vorreiter des deutschen Trash; im Fernsehen… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • trash — [ traʃ ] adj. inv. • 1989; mot angl. amér. « déchet; poubelle » ♦ Anglic. Fam. D un goût douteux; qui flatte les bas instincts de l homme. « humour trash et décalé » (Le Monde, 2000) . trash [tʀaʃ] adj. invar. ÉTYM. 1999; empr. à l angl. des… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • trash´i|ly — trash|y «TRASH ee», adjective, trash|i|er, trash|i|est. like or containing trash; worthless. –trash´i|ly, adverb. –trash´i|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • trash|y — «TRASH ee», adjective, trash|i|er, trash|i|est. like or containing trash; worthless. –trash´i|ly, adverb. –trash´i|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To treat as trash, or worthless matter;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trash — песня нью метал группы Korn. Написана для четвертого студийного альбома группы, Issues. Несмотря на то, что песня не выпускалась в виде отдельного сингла, она стала весьма популярной среди поклонников группы, и вошла в альбом сборник Greatest… …   Википедия

  • trash — agg.inv., s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1. agg.inv., di spettacolo, manifestazione artistica o genere musicale, che attinge da quanto è considerato di pessimo gusto, di bassa qualità, anche come scelta estetica deliberata | estens., di cattivo …   Dizionario italiano

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”