: a container that holds materials that have been thrown away
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Mann repeated her prior testimony about Weinstein using the bathroom before the attack and her later finding a syringe in the bathroom’s trash can afterward.—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026 But cardboard drink holders don’t have to be an addition to your trash can.—Christianna Silva, The Spruce, 22 Apr. 2026 Then last week, a visitor allegedly pushed a chair into a pregnant staff member, and in a separate case, a woman threw a trash can into a window.—Cheryl Fiandaca, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 Who, some want to know, is routinely disposing dog feces in a neighbor’s trash can?—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trash can