[noncount] 1 : things that are no longer useful or wanted and that have been thrown out : trash
▪ Please, pick the rubbish up off the ground. ▪ (Brit) We saw a rat run through the rubbish tip/dump. [=(US) garbage dump; an area of land where people can dump their rubbish] ▪ (chiefly Brit) Put the potato peels in the rubbish bin. [=(US) garbage can, (chiefly US) trash can] 2 chiefly Brit, informal : words or ideas that are foolish or untrue
▪ I think what he says is absolute rubbish! ▪ That's (a load of) rubbish! I didn't cheat on the test. ▪ “I'm sorry, but I had to do it.” “Rubbish!” 3 informal : something that is worthless, unimportant, or of poor quality
▪ The food at that restaurant is complete rubbish. ▪ I can't believe you waste your time reading that rubbish. [=garbage]
▪ Please, pick the rubbish up off the ground. ▪ (Brit) We saw a rat run through the rubbish tip/dump. [=(US) garbage dump; an area of land where people can dump their rubbish] ▪ (chiefly Brit) Put the potato peels in the rubbish bin. [=(US) garbage can, (chiefly US) trash can]
▪ I think what he says is absolute rubbish! ▪ That's (a load of) rubbish! I didn't cheat on the test. ▪ “I'm sorry, but I had to do it.” “Rubbish!”
▪ The food at that restaurant is complete rubbish. ▪ I can't believe you waste your time reading that rubbish. [=garbage]







