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Sound
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adj
Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A dustbin, trash can, or the like.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
A kind of large firecracker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic, slang
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verb
To throw out like rubbish; to ditch or trash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, transitive
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noun
a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ash bin, ash-bin, ashbin, dustbin, trash barrel, trash bin
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Broader terms: bin
History
From ash + can.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
