rubbish

Definition

  • noun: things that are no longer useful or wanted and that have been thrown out
  • noun: useless waste or rejected matter
  • verb: to severely criticize (someone or something)
  • synonyms: trash, ruins, débris

Examples

  • ('Brit') We saw a rat run through the 'rubbish tip/dump'. [=('US') garbage dump; an area of land where people can dump their rubbish]

  • ('chiefly Brit') Put the potato peels in the 'rubbish bin'. [=('US') 'garbage can', ('chiefly US') 'trash can']

  • I can't believe you waste your time reading that 'rubbish'. [='garbage']

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