The difference between Trash and Trash can

When used as nouns, trash means useless things to be discarded, whereas trash can means a receptacle which serves as a place to discard waste materials.


Trash is also verb with the meaning: to discard.

check bellow for the other definitions of Trash and Trash can

  1. Trash as a noun (chiefly, US):

    Useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

  2. Trash as a noun:

    A container into which things are discarded.

  3. Trash as a noun:

    Something worthless or of poor quality.

  4. Trash as a noun (slang, derogatory):

    People of low social status or class.

  5. Trash as a noun (fandom, humorous, uncountable):

    A fan who is excessively obsessed with their fandom and its fanworks.

    Examples:

    "I am Harry Potter trash."

  6. Trash as a noun (computing):

    Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary.

  7. Trash as a noun:

    A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Markham"

  1. Trash as a verb (US):

    To discard.

  2. Trash as a verb (US):

    To make into a mess.

    Examples:

    "The burglars trashed the house."

  3. Trash as a verb (US):

    To beat soundly in a game.

  4. Trash as a verb (US):

    To disrespect someone or something

  5. Trash as a verb:

    To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.

    Examples:

    "to trash the rattoons of sugar cane"

    "rfquotek B. Edwards"

  6. Trash as a verb:

    To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.

  7. Trash as a verb:

    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.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Beaumont and Fletcher"

  1. Trash can as a noun (US):

    A receptacle which serves as a place to discard waste materials.