Meanings
Waste material; refuse or litter.
فضول مواد؛ کچرا یا کچرہ.
کچرا
kachra
Common Collocations
- trash can
- dispose of trash
- clean up trash
Example Sentences
Please throw the trash in the bin.
براہ کرم کچرا ڈبے میں پھینکیں۔
Barah-e-karam kachra dabbe mein pheinkain.
The park was filled with trash after the festival.
جشن کے بعد پارک کچرے سے بھرا ہوا تھا۔
Jashn ke baad park kachray se bhara huwa tha.
It’s important to keep our environment free of trash.
ہمارے ماحول کو کچرے سے پاک رکھنا ضروری ہے۔
Hamare mahol ko kachray se pak rakhna zaroori hai.
Easily Confused With
To dispose of waste material.
فضول مواد کو پھینکنا یا ضائع کرنا.
پھینکنا
pheinkna
Common Collocations
- trash the old newspapers
- trash your old clothes
- trash completely
Example Sentences
Don’t trash your memories.
اپنی یادوں کو مت پھینکو۔
Apni yaadon ko mat pheinko.
He decided to trash the broken furniture.
اس نے ٹوٹے ہوئے فرنیچر کو پھینکنے کا فیصلہ کیا۔
Us ne toote hue furniture ko pheknay ka faisla kiya.
We should trash the items that no longer serve us.
ہمیں انہیں پھینک دینا چاہیے جو اب ہمارے کام نہیں آتے۔
Hamein unhein pheink dena chahiye jo ab hamare kaam nahi aate.
Easily Confused With
💡 Memory Tip
Think of trash as 'throwing away rubbish'.
Visualize a trash can overflowing with garbage.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
ہزاروں خواہشیں ایسی کہ ہر خواہش پہ دم نکلے
Hazaron khwahishen aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle
Thousands of desires, each worth dying for.
— Mirza Ghalib, Unverified
* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
کچھ نہ ہو تو کچرا بھی مقدس ہوتا ہے
Kuch na ho to kachra bhi muqaddas hota hai
Even trash is sacred when there is nothing else.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Middle English "trasche" — to throw away
First known use: 15th century
The word 'trash' has evolved from Middle English, where it originally referred to waste or refuse. Over time, it has come to denote anything that is worthless or of little value.