trash

n 1: worthless material that is discarded [syn: {rubbish}]

2: worthless people [syn: {scum}]

3: nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {rubbish}, {tripe},

{trumpery}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce}]

v 1: dispose of; "trash these old chairs;"; "junk an old car"

[syn: {junk}, {scrap}]

2: express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned

the performance" [syn: {pan}, {tear apart}]

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}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-11-03)