noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is trashed. countable, uncountable

   "One of the most recent trashings of my work was by Sara Suleri in an issue of Critical Inquiry."

2. 2
   Dumpster diving. US, countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A tradition of throwing food, confetti, etc. over students after their final examinations. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of trash form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

dumpster divingdumpster divinghypercriticism

Example

More examples

"Robert started trashing lockers and vandalizing the walls."

Related phrases

dumpster diving

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