garbage can

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Noun garbage can has 1 sense

ashcan, trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ash bin, ash-bin, ashbin, dustbin, trash barrel, trash bin - a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
--₁ is a kind of bin

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Term: Garbage Can

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1

Definition: A container used for collecting and storing waste or garbage.

Sample Sentence: Please make sure to empty the garbage can every day to maintain cleanliness.

Sense 2

Definition: An object used metaphorically to indicate a place or person of insignificance or undesirability.

Sample Sentence: He was treated as a garbage can, constantly being used and discarded by his so-called friends.

Sense 3

Definition: A receptacle positioned along streets or public areas for disposing of litter and small items.

Sample Sentence: People should be responsible citizens and use the garbage can instead of littering the streets.

Sense 4

Definition: In computer science, a garbage can refers to a feature or mechanism that allows users to recover deleted files or data.

Sample Sentence: The operating system provides a convenient garbage can where deleted files are temporarily stored before being permanently deleted.