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noun
- 1. rubbish or waste, especially domestic refuse: North American "garbage littered the estate" Similar
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GARBAGE definition: 1. waste material or unwanted things that you throw away 2. nonsense or stupid ideas: 3. waste…. Learn more.
noun. gar· bage ˈgär-bij. Synonyms of garbage. 1. a. : food waste. b. : discarded or useless material. 2. a. : trash sense 1b. b. : inaccurate or useless data. Synonyms. chaff. deadwood. debris. dreck. drek. dross. dust. effluvium. effluvia.
noun. discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen; refuse. any matter that is no longer wanted or needed; trash. a bin or other receptacle for discarded matter, especially kitchen waste; garbage can: Hey, who threw my leftover pizza in the garbage?
Garbage, trash, rubbish, or refuse is waste material that is discarded by humans, usually due to a perceived lack of utility. The term generally does not encompass bodily waste products, purely liquid or gaseous wastes, or toxic waste products.
n. 1. discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen. 2. any matter that is no longer wanted or needed; trash.
1. uncountable noun. Garbage is rubbish, especially waste from a kitchen. [mainly US] ...a garbage bag. ...rotting piles of garbage. Synonyms: junk, rubbish, litter, trash [mainly US, Canadian] More Synonyms of garbage. 2. uncountable noun.
Definition of garbage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
GARBAGE definition: 1. things that you throw away because you do not want them: 2. something that you think is…. Learn more.
noun. Things or something thrown away, specif. spoiled or waste food. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Refuse; trash. American Heritage. A place or receptacle where rubbish is discarded. Tossed the apple core into the garbage. American Heritage. Any worthless, unnecessary, or offensive matter. Literary garbage. Webster's New World.
GARBAGE meaning: 1 : things that are no longer useful or wanted and that have been thrown out trash often used to refer specifically to food waste that is being thrown out; 2 : a container where people put things that are being thrown out.
