trash can

noun

US
: a container that holds materials that have been thrown away

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This is the area where, if an ember lands and ignites something — a pile of firewood, a trash can or a deck — fire can break into the house and burn it down. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 This woman was taking things out of the refrigerator and putting them into the trash can. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026 Tanaya Campbell Ortiz, a former exotic dancer and mom of five found dead inside a trash can near a remote Brooklyn beach, was strangled to death, the city’s medical examiner announced Tuesday. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 He was seen on a stadium Amazon feed being escorted out of the stadium with a trash can. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trash can

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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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