garbage : Idioms & Phrases
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garbage can
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noun a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
ash-bin; wastebin; ashcan; ashbin; trash bin; trash can; trash barrel; dustbin; ash bin.
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garbage carter
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noun someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse
garbageman; garbage collector; refuse collector; garbage carter; dustman; garbage hauler.
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garbage collection
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noun the collection and removal of garbage
trash pickup; garbage collection; trash collection.
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garbage collector
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noun someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse
garbageman; garbage collector; refuse collector; garbage carter; dustman; garbage hauler.
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garbage disposal
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noun a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage
electric pig; disposal.
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garbage down
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verb eat a large amount of food quickly
gobble up; shovel in; bolt down.
- The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake
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garbage dump
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noun a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
dump; trash dump; rubbish dump; dumpsite; wasteyard; waste-yard.
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garbage hauler
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noun someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse
garbageman; garbage collector; refuse collector; garbage carter; dustman; garbage hauler.
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garbage heap
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noun an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
scrapheap; trash heap; refuse heap; junk heap; junk pile; rubbish heap; trash pile.
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garbage man
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noun someone employed to collect and dispose of refuse
garbageman; garbage collector; refuse collector; garbage carter; dustman; garbage hauler.
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garbage pickup
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noun the collection and removal of garbage
trash pickup; garbage collection; trash collection.
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garbage truck
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noun a truck for collecting domestic refuse
dustcart.
- in Britain a garbage truck is called a dustcart