ashcan

Plural: ashcans

Noun

• A large container for trash or ashes.
• a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
• A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
• A dustbin.
• A kind of large firecracker.

Verb

• To throw out like rubbish; to ditch or trash.

Adj

• Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.
• Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.

Examples

• He dumped a bunch of low-value letters into the word ASHCAN to clear his rack.

Synonyms

ash bin, ash-bin, ashbin, dustbin, garbage can, trash barrel, trash bin, trash can, wastebin

Anagrams of ashcan