Definition of Trash can

1. Noun. A bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.


Definition of Trash can

1. Noun. (American English) A receptacle which serves as a place to discard waste materials. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trash Can

trapstick
trapsticks
trapt
trapunto
trapuntos
trash
trash-talk
trash-talked
trash-talking
trash-talks
trash TV
trash bag
trash bags
trash barrel
trash bin
trash can
trash cans
trash collection
trash drawer
trash drawers
trash dump
trash heap
trash out
trash pickup
trash pile
trashbag
trashbags
trashcan
trashcans
trashed

Literary usage of Trash can

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guided Report Writing by Jill Norris (1999)
"Glass trash can be melted and used to make new bottles. Aluminum trash can be melted and ... Paper trash can be washed, ground up, and made into new paper. ..."

2. Celebrate Life: A Guide for Planning All Night Alcohol & Drug-Free edited by Sharon Murphy (1992)
"Obtain one large clean trash can per pit — preferably on wheels as ... Dump 200 packages of jello into each trash can, fill with cold water, ..."

3. Citizen's Guide to Pest Control And Pesticide Safety by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Wrap the container in several layers of newspaper and tie it securely. Put the package in a covered trash can for routine collection with municipal trash. ..."

4. Mosca: A Factual Fiction by Richard Miller (1997)
""That trash can in front of the office, well, I'm going to torch it. Why? So when the desk clerk comes running out you can activate a key-card for 102. ..."

5. Daily Word Problems: Student Practice Books by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2007)
"There are 11 trash cans in his house and it takes him 14 seconds per trash can to empty them into the big trash can in the garage. ..."

6. America's Lab Report: Investigations in High School Science by Susan R. Singer, Margaret L. Hilton, Heidi A. Schweingruber (2006)
"Teachers planned to use the videotape to help their students understand the various ways that trash can be handled, recycled, and composted. ..."

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