1. Worthless material that is to be disposed of
   "The city implemented a new system for collecting and processing garbage";
   - rubbish, trash, scrap, junk [informal], refuse
    
2. [N. Amer] Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
   "They composted their garbage to create nutrient-rich soil";
   - food waste, scraps
    
3. A receptacle where waste can be discarded
   "she tossed the mouldy bread into the garbage"
    
4. Statements or beliefs that are untrue or make no sense
   "He dismissed the conspiracy theory as pure garbage";
   - bunk [informal], bunkum [informal], buncombe [informal], guff [informal], rot [informal], hogwash [informal], flapdoodle [N. Amer, informal], Irish bull [slang], rhubarb [Brit, informal], bilge [informal], junk [informal], bull [slang], nonsense, jive [N. Amer, informal], bushwah [N. Amer, informal], bushwa [N. Amer, informal], folderol, rubbish [informal], tripe [informal], trumpery [archaic], trash [informal], wish-wash [informal], applesauce [N. Amer, informal], codswallop [Brit, informal], falderal, drivel

Derived forms: garbages

Type of: content, message, receptacle, subject matter, substance, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product

Encyclopedia: Garbage