Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Canada, US)A receptacle, usually roughly cylindrical and wider at the top than at the bottom, which serves as a place to discard waste materials.

    Mülltonne, Mülleimer, Abfalleimer

    му́сорный бакmúsornyj bak, му́сорникmúsornik, у́рнаúrna

    смітни́кsmitnýk, сміттє́вий бакsmittjévyj bak, у́рнаúrna

More definitions
  • a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected

Examples

32 sentences
  1. Tom violently kicked the garbage can.

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  2. There's nothing in the garbage can.

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  3. Tom found a gun near the garbage can.

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  4. Tom tossed the flowers into the garbage can.

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  5. Tom threw the apple core into the garbage can.

    ruТом выбросил яблочный огрызок в мусорный бак.

    deTom warf das Apfelgehäuse in den Mülleimer.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
waste receptacle:
Русский
By meaning 1
waste receptacle:
Deutsch
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waste receptacle:

Forms

plural: garbage cans
Singulargarbage can
Pluralgarbage cans

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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