n.1. a. Worthless or discarded material or objects; refuse or rubbish.
b. A place or receptacle where rubbish is discarded: threw the wrapper in the trash.
2. a. Something considered worthless or of inferior quality, such as a piece of writing.
b. Disparaging, often abusive speech about a person or group.
c. A person or group of people regarded as worthless or contemptible.
3. a. Something broken off or removed to be discarded, especially plant trimmings.
b. The refuse of sugarcane after extraction of the juice.
tr.v. trashed,
trash·ing,
trash·es 1. Slang a. To throw away; discard: trashed the broken toaster.
b. To damage or wreck, as by vandalism: The house got trashed during the party.
c. To criticize severely or attack verbally: The film was trashed by reviewers.
2. a. To remove twigs or branches from (a tree, for example).
b. To cut off the outer leaves of (growing sugarcane).