Trash (Verb)
Meaning 1
Dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- Trash these old shoes that are beyond repair to make way for the new ones.
- We might as well trash this broken microwave since it can't be fixed.
- Trash the leftover food in the fridge that expired months ago.
- The company will trash their old computers once the newer models arrive.
- We should trash this outdated software that's causing more problems than solutions.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- Chuck Out
- Cast Out
- Throw Away
- Fling
- Put Away
- Cast Away
- Cast Aside
- Toss Out
- Toss
- Dispose
- Throw Out
- Toss Away
Related Words
Meaning 2
Express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The critics trashed the film, calling it a weak attempt at a horror movie.
- The journalist trashed the company's new product in her scathing review.
- The audience member trashed the comedian's set, saying it was complete nonsense.
- The author trashed her rival's book, saying it was poorly written and lackluster.
- The music critic trashed the band's latest album, calling it their worst work to date.