garbage in English: Things you throw away because you do not want them. American speakers say garbage; British speakers usually say rubbish. (noun)

Translation

Things you throw away because you do not want them. American speakers say garbage; British speakers usually say rubbish.

Word origin

From Middle English garbage, which first meant the inner parts of a bird prepared for cooking; its deeper origin is uncertain.

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Take out the garbage means carry the waste outside to the bin.

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American English: a garbage truck collects the waste. British English says bin lorry.

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Informally, garbage means something very bad or not true.

waste

To use time, money, or things in a bad way, so they are lost for nothing.

throw

To make something fly through the air by moving your arm and letting it go.

dirty

Not clean; covered in mud, dust, or marks.

clean

To take away dirt from something so it is no longer dirty.

bag

A soft container with an open top that you carry things in.

rubbish

Things you throw away because you do not want them; also nonsense, or something very bad.

junk

Old or broken things that have little value; things people keep but do not really need.

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