wastebasket
wastebasket · wastebaskets · wastebasketed · wastebasketing
To discard in a wastebasketTo discard in a wastebasket.
US/wˈeɪstbˌæskət/
» Tom threw the letter into the wastebasket.
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1 sensesTo discard in a wastebasket.
Examples
5 sentencesTom threw the letter into the wastebasket.
Tom emptied the wastebasket into the incinerator.
Give me the wrapper, so that I can throw it in the wastebasket already.
The wastebasket is full.
These letters might readily have been consigned to the depths of the wastebasket unopened, unread.
Origin
From waste + basket.From waste + basket.
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Forms
wastebaskets, wastebasketing, wastebasketed, wastebasketed| Base form | wastebasket · to wastebasket |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | wastebaskets |
| Present participle | wastebasketing |
| Past simple | wastebasketed |
| Past participle | wastebasketed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedwastepaper basket
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle