junk
1any old or discarded material, as metal, paper, or rags.
anything that is regarded as worthless, meaningless, or contemptible; trash.
old cable or cordage used when untwisted for making gaskets, swabs, oakum, etc.
Nautical Slang. salt junk.
Baseball Slang. relatively slow, unorthodox pitches that are deceptive to the batter in movement or pace, as knuckleballs or forkballs.
to cast aside as junk; discard as no longer of use; scrap.
cheap, worthless, unwanted, or trashy.
Origin of junk
1Other words for junk
Other definitions for junk (2 of 3)
a seagoing ship with a traditional Chinese design and used primarily in Chinese waters, having square sails spread by battens, a high stern, and usually a flat bottom.
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2Other definitions for junk (3 of 3)
narcotics, especially heroin.
the external genitals: I kicked him in the junk.
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How to use junk in a sentence
Of the shell of one they made a kettle, to boil some junks of it in.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora | Edward EdwardsI did not think she could last ten minutes in a fight with those ugly junks.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands | George Francis TrainThe storm having subsided, the junks were soon left far behind and we reached Macao safely.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands | George Francis TrainThe river was covered with junks and larger vessels at Whampoa, the lower port, floating the flags of every nation.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands | George Francis TrainThe British bombarded Canton and sunk a large fleet of Chinese war junks up the river.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for junk (1 of 2)
/ (dʒʌŋk) /
discarded or secondhand objects, etc, collectively
informal
rubbish generally
nonsense: the play was absolute junk
slang any narcotic drug, esp heroin
(tr) informal to discard as junk; scrap
Origin of junk
1British Dictionary definitions for junk (2 of 2)
/ (dʒʌŋk) /
a sailing vessel used in Chinese waters and characterized by a very high poop, flat bottom, and square sails supported by battens
Origin of junk
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