garbage

[US]/ˈɡɑːbɪdʒ/
[UK]/ˈɡɑːrbɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. waste; discarded materials.

Phrases & Collocations

garbage disposal

garbage in

garbage collection

garbage can

garbage collector

domestic garbage

garbage truck

garbage bin

garbage bag

household garbage

garbage out

garbage dump

garbage power

garbage incinerator

Example Sentences

garbage collection; a garbage disposal.

contract for garbage collection.

garbage that compacts easily.

Put the garbage down the incinerator.

The smell of the garbage overpowered me.

garbage disposals that never worked.

No waste or garbage is to be -tied on highways.

The garbage was piled sky-high.

garbage that stinks up the yard.

No waste or garbage is to be emptied on highways.

Don't talk such a load of garbage!

a garbage dump; a nuclear waste dump.

they were grubbing a living from garbage pails.

pack out any garbage you have left.

in England a garbage truck is called a dustcart.

Run me into town. Run the garbage over to the dump.

scavenged the garbage cans for food scraps.

Garbage pollutes our rivers and streams.

Real-world Examples

Get that garbage out of my face!

Source: Brother Wind takes you to watch movies and learn English.

Peter, come and take the garbage out.

Source: Go blank axis version

It picks up the garbage, runs schools and patrols the traffic.

Source: CNN Selected November 2015 Collection

My hand's stuck in the garbage disposal!

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 6

Sweet of Dede to mail you her garbage.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

And every day, every resident literally leaves behind a pile a garbage.

Source: VOA Standard July 2015 Collection

Andrew, what are you doing? -Taking out the garbage.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

Why don't you go take out the garbage?

Source: Mom Season 1

The duck seems to think that Monica got me garbage.

Source: Friends Season 6

Roscoe, it's your turn to take out the garbage.

Source: The Best Mom

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