trash : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: trash	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for trash
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trash n worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn: rubbish, trash, scrap] worthless people Synonym(s): trash, scum nonsensical talk or writing Synonym(s): folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant Synonym(s): methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash v dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" Synonym(s): trash, junk, scrap express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance" Synonym(s): pan, tear apart, trash
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush. [Obs.] 3. 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. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trash \Trash\, v. i. To follow with violence and trampling. [R.] --The Puritan (1607).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Who steals my purse steals trash. --Shak. A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin. --Landor. 2. Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like. 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. 3. A worthless person. [R.] --Shak. 4. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game. --Markham. {Trash ice}, crumbled ice mixed with water.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
trash vt. To destroy the contents of (said of a data structure). The most common of the family of near-synonyms including {mung}, {mangle}, and {scribble}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
trash To destroy, e.g. the contents of a data structure. The most common of the family of near-synonyms including {mung}, {mangle}, and {scribble}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-03)