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trash

noun [U] (THINGS)
 
 
/træʃ/

Definition

C2 informal something that is of low quality: I can't believe that someone of his intelligence can read such trash! There's only trash on the television tonight.Rubbish and wasteEnvironmental issues B1 US for rubbish: The trash really stinks - why don't you take it out?Rubbish and wasteEnvironmental issues
(Definition of trash noun (THINGS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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