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Trashing

To discard.

📖 Definitions of "Trashing"

verb
  1. 1

    To discard.

  2. 2

    To make into a mess.

    "The burglars trashed the house."

  3. 3

    To beat soundly in a game.

  4. 4

    To disrespect someone or something

noun
  1. 1

    The act by which something is trashed.

  2. 2

    Dumpster diving.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trashing"

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WordDefinition
junknounMiscellaneous items of little value, especially discarded or unwanted items.
rubbishnoun(chiefly Commonwealth) Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.
scumnoun(derogatory, slang) A reprehensible person or persons.
trumperynounWorthless finery; bric-a-brac or junk.
folderolnoun(uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.
scrapnoun(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
tear apartverb(transitive) to destroy
wish-washnounTalk, music, or art, or ideas that lack any value, substance, originality, or meaning; dreck.
tripenoun(figurative, derogatory) Something foolish or valueless, especially written works and popular entertainment (movies, television).
pannounA surname.
applesaucenoun(slang, US, dated, 1920s) Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
ruinationnounThe state of being ruined, a state of devastation or destruction.
ruiningverbThe act or process by which something is ruined.
tarnishingnounThe act by which something is tarnished.
trasherynounA collection of garbage or rubbish; things, persons, ideas and such which are of no significant value.
traducingverbThe act of one who traduces; defamation.
discreditingnounThe act by which something is discredited.
litteringverbThe dropping of litter.
vandalizationnounvandalism
defacementnounAn act of defacing; an instance of visibly marring or disfiguring something.

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