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ashcan en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From ash + can.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.
2. (not-comparable) 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.

ashcan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From ash + can.

Meanings

1. A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
2. (idiomatic) A dustbin, trash can, or the like.
   • He chain-lit a fresh cigarette and flicked the old butt, still smouldering, into the steel ash-can beside his drawing table. 1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 32:
3. (US, idiomatic, slang) A kind of large firecracker.
4. (slang) A depth charge.

Forms

Deriveds

ashcan tree · ashcan of history

Relateds

ashtray · ashman

Synonyms

ashbin · ashbin

Translations (8)

pl kubeł na popiół (container for ashes) · el σκουπιδοτενεκές (container for ashes) · pt cinzeiro (container for ashes) · gl borralleira (container for ashes) · fr poubelle (container for ashes) · nl vuilnisemmer (container for ashes) · fr cendrier (container for ashes) · nl asbak (container for ashes)

ashcan en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From ash + can.

Meanings

1. (informal, transitive) To throw out like rubbish; to ditch or trash.

Forms