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.
Origin of junk
2Other definitions for junk (3 of 3)
narcotics, especially heroin.
the external genitals: I kicked him in the junk.
Origin of junk
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How to use junk in a sentence
With every passing month, old gas guzzlers are being junked and are being replaced by newer vehicles that get better mileage.
Griffin finally junked the plan, installing David Gregory as the anchor for live political events.
Now I've gone and junked a yacht that'll cost me more than fifty times as much.
Jim Spurling, Fisherman | Albert Walter TolmanHarold was twiddling with some knobs mounted on the dashboard of the junked car.
First Man | Clyde BrownIt was so thoroughly shot up that it was junked as being beyond repairs.
Flying for France | James R. McConnell
If the battery has been frozen it should generally be junked.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. WittePositives which are rotted and disintegrated are, of course, hopeless, and must be junked.
The Automobile Storage Battery | O. A. Witte
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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