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English noun: garbage | |||
| 1. | garbage (substance) food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) | ||
| Synonyms | food waste, refuse, scraps | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product | ||
| 2. | garbage (communication) a worthless message | ||
| Synonyms | drivel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | applesauce, buncombe, bunk, bunkum, chickenshit, codswallop, folderol, guff, hogwash, pablum, pap, rot, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash | ||
| 3. | garbage (artifact) a receptacle where waste can be discarded | ||
| Samples | She tossed the moldy bread into the garbage. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | receptacle | ||
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