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Hugo vs Trash - What's the difference?

hugo | trash |

As nouns the difference between hugo and trash

is that hugo is a (hugo award), given out by the (w) while trash is (chiefly|us) useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

As a proper noun hugo

is , a latinized form of hugh.

As a verb trash is

(us) to discard.

hugo

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • , a Latinized form of Hugh.
  • * 1986 Kitty Burns Florey: Real Life . Morrow 1986. ISBN 0688060811 page 34:
    • He had liked a girl named Sandra in seventh grade. "Where did you get the name Hugo'?" she had asked him once. "It sounds like a made-up name. What's your real name, ' Hugo ? Or are you a Russian spy?"

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A (Hugo Award), given out by the (w).
  • The statuette associated with the award.
    • ----

    trash

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chiefly, US) Useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
  • * Landor
    • A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin.
  • A container into which things are discarded.
  • Something worthless or of poor quality.
  • (slang, derogatory) People of low social status or class.
  • (computing) Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary.
  • A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.
    • (Markham)

    Synonyms

    * garbage (1-3), junk (1,3), refuse (1), rubbish, waste * (container) trash can * See also

    Derived terms

    * trailer trash * trash bag * trash can * trashed * trashery * trash fish * trashman * trashmover * trashy * white trash

    Verb

    (es)
  • (US) To discard.
  • * 1989 , InfoWorld (18 December 1989, page 66)
    • Fatcat also fails to warn you that unformatting will trash any files copied to the unintentionally formatted disk.
  • (US) To make into a mess.
    • The burglars trashed the house.
  • (US) To beat soundly in a game.
  • (US) To disrespect someone or something
  • To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.
    • to trash the rattoons of sugar cane
  • To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.
  • To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * trash out

    See also

    recycle bin

    Anagrams

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