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garbage

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgɑːrbɪdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgɑrbɪdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gär′bij)

Collocations for "garbage"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "garbage" in context.

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garbage

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. did you take out the garbage?
  2. empty (out) the garbage
  3. take the garbage to the curb
  4. the city picks up garbage on [Mondays]
  5. picking through the garbage for [bottles, food]
  6. the garbage is full
  7. can you [empty, take out] the garbage?
  8. the [house, garage] is full of garbage
  9. there is so much garbage in here I cannot even move
  10. need to clean out some of this garbage
  11. was [looking, sifting, rummaging] through the garbage
  12. the [stench, stink] of the (rotting) garbage
  13. vast [mounds, heaps] of garbage
  14. informal: this [class, show] is garbage!
  15. informal: am garbage at [basketball, math]
  16. informal: you're talking [total, complete] garbage!
  17. informal: nothing but garbage on TV!
n as adj
  1. a garbage [bin, bag, can]
  2. put [it] down the garbage disposal
  3. garbage pickup day
  4. works as a garbage man
  5. a garbage truck
  6. take [it] to the garbage dump
  7. garbage [collection, removal]
  8. need to buy more garbage bags
'garbage' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "garbage" in the title:

a decline of 1 million tons less garbage than normal - English Only forum
a piece of large garbage /a large piece of garbage - English Only forum
all the garbage cans each have - English Only forum
Clean up the garbage - English Only forum
contributed every week to the garbage papers - English Only forum
Don't forget to take out the garbage again. - English Only forum
Don't throw the garbage. - English Only forum
dug up garbage on the wrong guy - English Only forum
Dust bin VS Garbage bin [dustbin, garbage can, trash can] - English Only forum
dustcart/garbage truck/refuse collection vehicle - English Only forum
edible garbage - English Only forum
fellоw garbage-bellу - English Only forum
freebies on the curb, or sour wrecks from garbage bins - English Only forum
garbage bag with sheets - English Only forum
garbage basket - English Only forum
garbage burner? - English Only forum
Garbage in a sense becomes those who process and remove it - English Only forum
Garbage like empowerment isn't a substitute for hard work." - English Only forum
Garbage mine - English Only forum
garbage or trash - English Only forum
garbage shaft in apartment buildings - English Only forum
Garbage sorting - English Only forum
garbage throws in here - English Only forum
garbage time - English Only forum
garbage vs. rubbish - English Only forum
garbage vs. some garbage - English Only forum
garbage/rubbish + can/bin - English Only forum
garbage/trash/rubbish/bin bags, bin liners - English Only forum
geezer-garbage - English Only forum
give your garbage to - English Only forum
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