garbage
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Definition of garbage
1a : food waste
b : discarded or useless material
2a : trash sense 1b
b : inaccurate or useless data
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Synonyms for garbage
Synonyms
chaff, deadwood, debris, dreck (also drek), dross, dust, effluvium (also effluvia), junk, litter, offal, offscouring, raffle, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, spilth, trash, truck, waste
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Carrying their worldly belongings in garbage bags or rolling suitcases, many of the Venezuelans arrive seeking treatment. — Luciana Magalhaes And Juan Forero, WSJ, "Venezuela’s Health Crisis Is Crossing the Border," 31 Oct. 2018 In one video, Eric tears into a garbage bag like a dog into jerky. — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, "YouTuber who eats disgusting food is everything good about the internet," 20 Nov. 2018 Gang members were hired to manage garbage collection and a city property office. — Robbie Whelan, WSJ, "Why Are People Fleeing Central America? A New Breed of Gangs Is Taking Over.," 2 Nov. 2018 Some other options include disposable garbage bags, bottled water, and toys. — Megan Friedman, Country Living, "How to Protect Your Pet During Hurricane Florence," 11 Sep. 2018 The Mexican government claimed the students were later turned over to a criminal group who killed and burned them in a garbage dump, leaving only ashes behind. — Andalusia Knoll, Teen Vogue, "What to Know About the 1968 Tlatelolco Plaza Student Massacre," 2 Oct. 2018 Gloves and garbage bags will be provided to volunteers. — Mary Lou Cruz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Fort Lauderdale area events July 18-28," 13 July 2018 The golden retriever was found in a garbage bag in South Korea with her legs bound and worn to the bone. — Grant Suneson And John Harrington, USA TODAY, "The 25 most heroic dogs in America," 5 July 2018 During the trial prosecutors argued that Ross shot Schaefer in the head then stuffed her remains into garbage bags. — Amanda Marrazzo, chicagotribune.com, "Court upholds murder conviction of McHenry County man who entombed ex-girlfriend's body inside bedroom at his home," 3 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'garbage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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garbage
noun
English Language Learners Definition of garbage
: things that are no longer useful or wanted and that have been thrown out
: a container where people put things that are being thrown out
: something that is worthless, unimportant, or of poor quality
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garbage
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Kids Definition of garbage
1 : material (as waste food) that has been thrown out
2 : something that is worthless, useless, or untrue Don't watch garbage on television.
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