n. [ Cf. Icel. tros rubbish, leaves, and twigs picked up for fuel, trassi a slovenly fellow, Sw. trasa a rag, tatter. ] 1. That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who steals my purse steals trash. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar cane, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the West Indies, the decayed leaves and stems of canes are called field trash; the bruised or macerated rind of canes is called cane trash; and both are called trash. B. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A worthless person. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game. Markham. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trash ice, crumbled ice mixed with water. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Trashed p. pr. & vb. n. Trashing. ] 1. To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane. B. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. 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. [ R. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

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v. i. To follow with violence and trampling. [ R. ] The Puritan (1607). [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a trashy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being trashy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Trashier superl. Trashiest. ] Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel. [ 1913 Webster ]