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Noun: garbage  gaa(r)-bij
  1. Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
    - refuse, food waste, scraps
     
  2. A worthless message
    - drivel
     
  3. A receptacle where waste can be discarded
    "she tossed the mouldy bread into the garbage"

Derived forms: garbages

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

Encyclopedia: Garbage