—n.
1 esp. US worthless or waste stuff; rubbish, refuse.
2 a worthless person or persons.
3 a thing of poor workmanship or material.
4 (in full cane-trash) W.Ind. the refuse of crushed sugar canes and dried stripped leaves and tops of sugar cane used as fuel.
—v.tr.
1 esp. US colloq. wreck.
2 strip (sugar canes) of their outer leaves to speed up the ripening process.
3 esp. US colloq. expose the worthless nature of; disparage.
Phrases and idioms:
trash can US a dustbin. trash-ice (on a sea, lake, etc.) broken ice mixed with water.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.