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How to pronounce “trash”

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Pronunciation guide for trash

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of trash with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Nature is everywhere -- we just need to learn to see itFor so long, we dismissed all these novel ecosystems as trash.
Definition summary
(chiefly Canada, US) Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

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How to pronounce trash

Nature is everywhere -- we just need to learn to see it

For so long, we dismissed all these novel ecosystems as trash.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “trash”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (chiefly Canada, US) Useless physical things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
  • (chiefly Canada, US, metonymic) A container into which things are discarded.
  • (chiefly Canada, US, figurative) Something worthless or of poor quality.
  • A dubious assertion, either for appearing untrue or for being excessively boastful.
  • (chiefly Southern United States, agriculture) The disused stems, leaves, or vines of a crop, sometimes mixed with weeds, which will either be plowed in as green manure or be removed by raking, grazing, or burning.
  • (agriculture, uncountable) Loose-leaf tobacco of a low grade, with much less commercial value than the principal grades.
  • (chiefly Canada, US, slang, derogatory) People of low social status or class. (See, for example, white trash or Eurotrash.)
  • (chiefly Canada, US, fandom slang, humorous, uncountable) A fan who is excessively obsessed with their fandom and its fanworks.
  • (computing) Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary.
  • [Verb]
  • (US) To discard.
  • (US) To make into a mess.
  • (US) To beat soundly in a game.
  • (transitive) To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or disrespect.
  • To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.
  • 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.

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