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# throwaway

adjective (throwaway); noun (a throwaway, throwaways)

«throwaway» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Throwaway things are made to be used once or for a short time and then thrown away: throwaway cups, throwaway razors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/#m1)
2. A throwaway remark or line is said quickly and casually, without much thought, though it may matter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/#m2)
3. "Throwaway culture" or "throwaway society" means people buying cheap things and throwing them away too fast, which wastes resources and makes pollution. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/#m3)
4. (noun) A throwaway is something thrown away or treated as unimportant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, geography and citizenship lessons it appears with waste, plastics, recycling and climate change: reduce, reuse, recycle. In English lessons a throwaway line in a story might be a clue. Phrases: "throwaway plastic", "throwaway comment", "throwaway society", "throwaway fashion".

### Examples

- Throwaway plastic cups fill up rubbish dumps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/#x1)
- Our school is trying to stop using throwaway bottles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/#x2)
- It was just a throwaway comment, but it hurt her feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/#x3)
- The detective noticed a throwaway line that was actually a clue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/#x4)
- We live in a throwaway society. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/#x5)
- Throwaway fashion means clothes are worn a few times and binned. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/#x6)
- Bring a reusable bag instead of a throwaway one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/#x7)

### Note

One word when it comes before a noun (a throwaway cup); two words as a verb: "throw away the rubbish". Close words: disposable, single-use.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «throwaway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throwaway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«throwaway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/throwaway.html) on Mova free.