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Definition of Garbage
1. Noun. Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen).
Generic synonyms: Waste, Waste Material, Waste Matter, Waste Product
2. Noun. A worthless message.
Generic synonyms: Content, Message, Subject Matter, Substance
Specialized synonyms: Buncombe, Bunk, Bunkum, Guff, Hogwash, Rot, Chickenshit, Applesauce, Codswallop, Folderol, Rubbish, Trash, Tripe, Trumpery, Wish-wash, Pablum, Pap
3. Noun. A receptacle where waste can be discarded. "She tossed the moldy bread into the garbage"
Definition of Garbage
1. n. Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome.
2. v. t. To strip of the bowels; to clean.
Definition of Garbage
1. Noun. Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind. ¹
2. Noun. Nonsense; gibberish. ¹
3. Noun. (often attributively) Something or someone worthless. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To eviscerate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Garbage
1. food waste [n -S] : GARBAGEY, GARBAGY [adj]
Medical Definition of Garbage
1. Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome. Origin: OE. Also garbash, perh. Orig, that which is purged or cleansed away; cf. OF. Garber to make fine, neat, OHG. Garawan to make ready, prepare, akin to E. Garb dress; or perh. For garbleage, fr. Garble; or cf. OF. Garbage tax on sheaves, E. Garb sheaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Garbage
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