The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Trash \Trash\, v. i.
   To follow with violence and trampling. [R.] --The Puritan
   (1607).
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Trash \Trash\, n. [Cf. Icel. tros rubbish, leaves, and twigs
   picked up for fuel, trassi a slovenly fellow, Sw. trasa a
   rag, tatter.]
   1. That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse.
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            Who steals my purse steals trash.     --Shak.
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            A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin.
                                                  --Landor.
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   2. Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar
      cane, or the like.
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   Note: In the West Indies, the decayed leaves and stems of
         canes are called field trash; the bruised or macerated
         rind of canes is called cane trash; and both are called
         trash. --B. Edwards.
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   3. A worthless person. [R.] --Shak.
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   4. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in
      pursuing game. --Markham.
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   Trash ice, crumbled ice mixed with water.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Trash \Trash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trashed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Trashing.]
   1. To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to
      crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane. --B.
      Edwards.
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   2. To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn,
      humiliate, or crush. [Obs.]
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   3. To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing
      game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to
      hinder vexatiously. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

trash
    n 1: worthless material that is to be disposed of [syn:
         rubbish, trash, scrap]
    2: worthless people [syn: trash, scum]
    3: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: folderol, rubbish,
       tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce,
       codswallop]
    4: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the
       form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to
       the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn:
       methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride,
       Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken
       feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash]
    v 1: dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old
         chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" [syn:
         trash, junk, scrap]
    2: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned
       the performance" [syn: pan, tear apart, trash]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

trash

   To destroy, e.g. the contents of a data structure.  The most
   common of the family of near-synonyms including mung,
   mangle, and scribble.

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   (1994-11-03)


The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

trash
 vt.

    To destroy the contents of (said of a data structure). The most common of
    the family of near-synonyms including mung, mangle, scribble, and 
    roach.