English · Word Candidate

trash

/tɹæʃ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: trashes · trashing

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đồ vô ích bị loại bỏ

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

NounRegister: US

Examples

A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A container into which things are discarded.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thùng rác

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

NounRegister: US

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To discard.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Loại bỏ

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

VerbRegister: US

Examples

Fatcat also fails to warn you that unformatting will trash any files copied to the unintentionally formatted disk.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To make into a mess.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm cho lộn xộn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

VerbRegister: US

Examples

The burglars trashed the house.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “trash” mean?

Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

Is “trash” formal or informal?

trash is generally US.