noun
A container for collecting ashes, especially from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere.
A dustbin, trash can, or the like.
(US, slang) A kind of large firecracker.
verb
(transitive, informal) To throw out like rubbish; to ditch or trash.
adjective
Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art.
Describing a comic book originally published solely to retain ownership of a trademark, not intended for general release; later used for promotional comic books intended for limited release to the public.