To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert / To make false by mutilation or addition [from 17th c.]

Confused or unintelligible speech. / (obsolete) Refuse; rubbish. / (obsolete) mutilation / (obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.

A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters. / Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building. / A fictional winged monster. / (derogatory) An ugly woman.

(programming) To reclaim resources which are no longer in use; to run a garbage collector.

(Canada, US) A service, generally run by local government, for transporting household garbage to the appropriate facility.

(US, Canada) A worker who removes refuse. / (programming) An algorithm, procedure or thread dedicated to garbage collection: reclaiming resources which are no longer in use.

An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas.

(obsolete) The vanguard of an army or other force. / Any group of people who invent or promote new techniques or concepts, especially in the arts.

Innovative, pioneering, especially when extremely or obviously so.

A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration. / An accolade or mark of honour.