rubbish
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of RUBBISH
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things that are no longer useful or wanted and that have been thrown out
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trash
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Please, pick the rubbish up off the ground.
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(Brit) We saw a rat run through the rubbish tip/dump. [=(US) garbage dump; an area of land where people can dump their rubbish]
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(chiefly Brit) Put the potato peels in the rubbish bin. [=(US) garbage can, (chiefly US) trash can]
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chiefly British, informal
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words or ideas that are foolish or untrue
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I think what he says is absolute rubbish!
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That's (a load of) rubbish! I didn't cheat on the test.
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“I'm sorry, but I had to do it.” “Rubbish!”
3
informal
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something that is worthless, unimportant, or of poor quality
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The food at that restaurant is complete rubbish.
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I can't believe you waste your time reading that rubbish. [=garbage]
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rubbish
/ˈrʌbɪʃ/
verb
rubbishes;
rubbished;
rubbishing
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rubbish
/ˈrʌbɪʃ/
verb
rubbishes;
rubbished;
rubbishing
Britannica Dictionary definition of RUBBISH
[+ object]
British, informal
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to severely criticize (someone or something)
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The critics rubbished [=(US) trashed] her new book.
