Garbage Meaning
/ˈɡɑː.bɪd͡ʒ/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounFood waste material of any kind.
nounFoul, rotten or unripe vegetable matter.
Sentence Examples
The garbage is giving off a terrible smell.
Where is the garbage area?
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She threw the rotten food into the ____ bin.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please remember to take the ____ out to the sidewalk tonight so the collection truck can pick it up tomorrow.
Word Origin & History
From late Middle English garbage (“the offal of a fowl, giblets, kitchen waste”, originally “refuse, what is purged away”), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French garber (“to refine, make neat or clean”), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *garwijan (“to make ready”). Akin to Old High German garawan (“to prepare, make ready”), Old English ġearwian (“to make ready, adorn”). More at garb, yare, gear
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The dissenting Christian Advocate asked (5 January 1835) how a cabinet composed of the very garbage of Toryism could be expected to share the spirit of Peel’s manifesto."
— 1966, Owen Chadwick, The Victorian Church, volume 1, page 103:
"Yet, even without the three second rule, where your big man could camp underneath and take those delightful “garbage” shots, there was little or no pivot offense, no cutting off the bucket."
— 1962, Coach & Athlete, page 18:
"[…] the aging pro, in a much-heralded "boys against the girls" tennis match, annihilated Margaret Court with an array of "garbage shots and cotton balls.""
— 1981, Update 1981: The Great Contemporary Issues, New York Times Company, page 78:
"Forget about that garbage advice to “act natural”."
— 2009, David R. Portney, 129 More Seminar Speaking Success Tips, →ISBN, page 8:
"half that shit you morons listen to with pride is totally garbage"
— 2010, Nicholas Rombes, A Cultural Dictionary of Punk: 1974-1982:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She threw the rotten food into the ____ bin.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please remember to take the ____ out to the sidewalk tonight so the collection truck can pick it up tomorrow.