garbage can

noun

US
: a container for garbage

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Your desk garbage can will probably work — just be sure to clean it up, the concessions worker has the right to refuse serving a dirty bucket. Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025 Staying true to form, Iyo hit a moonsault wearing a garbage can. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 According to the report, evidence tested for matches included a carpet piece, a bathmat, garbage can swabs and a reciprocating saw. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 Use my go-to practices for keeping a clean-smelling garbage can. Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for garbage can 

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“Garbage can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbage%20can. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

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