trash
verb/træʃ/
/træʃ/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they trash | /træʃ/ /træʃ/ |
| he / she / it trashes | /ˈtræʃɪz/ /ˈtræʃɪz/ |
| past simple trashed | /træʃt/ /træʃt/ |
| past participle trashed | /træʃt/ /træʃt/ |
| -ing form trashing | /ˈtræʃɪŋ/ /ˈtræʃɪŋ/ |
- trash something to damage or destroy something
- The band was famous for trashing hotel rooms.
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- trash something/somebody to criticize something/somebody very strongly
- Several journalists attempted to trash his reputation.
- trash something (North American English) to throw away something that you do not want
- I'm leaving my old toys here—if you don't want them, just trash them.
Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin. The verb is first recorded (mid 18th cent.) as meaning ‘to strip (sugar canes) of their outer leaves to ripen faster’; the current senses have arisen in the 20th cent.
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