junk

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈjəŋk

a(1)

: old iron, glass, paper, or other waste that may be used again in some form

(2)

: secondhand, worn, or discarded articles

(3)

: clutter sense 1b

: something of poor quality : trash

: something of little meaning, worth, or significance

: pieces of old cable or cordage used especially to make gaskets, mats, swabs, or oakum

slang : narcotics

especially : heroin

: junk bond

: baseball pitches that break or are off-speed (such as curveballs or changeups)

slang : male genitalia

junk

2 of 3

verb

junked; junking; junks

transitive verb

: to get rid of as worthless : scrap

junk

3 of 3

noun (2)

: any of various ships of Chinese waters with bluff lines, a high poop and overhanging stem, little or no keel, high pole masts, and a deep rudder

Kids Definition

junk 1 of 3

noun

ˈjəŋk

: things that have been thrown away or are of little value or use

: a poorly made product

: something of little meaning, worth, or significance

There's nothing but junk on TV tonight.

junk

2 of 3

verb

junked; junking

: to get rid of as worthless : scrap

I'm junking this car.

junk

3 of 3

noun

: an Asian sailing boat that is high in the front

junk 1 of 2

noun

as in rubbish

that which is of low quality or worth couldn't believe that such junk was chosen to be read for the book club my car is junk—it spends more time in the shop than on the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

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rubbish
cheese
trash
muck
dreck
tripe
drek
camp
crapola
nonsense
lemon
bomb
mess
sleaze
slop
kitsch
claptrap
slush
clunker
stinker
turkey
dud
humbug
clinker
shambles
muddle

as in garbage

discarded or useless material junk on the side of the road waiting for the trash collection

Synonyms & Similar Words

garbage
debris
trash
rubbish
dust
truck
litter
rubble
sewage
waste
dross
dreck
scrap
deadwood
offal
chaff
refuse
drek
wreckage
riffraff
lumber
effluvium
detritus
raffle
effluvia
crud
ruins
spilth
wash
dump
offscouring
swill
flotsam
remains
discard
slop
trumpery
jetsam
scrap heap
castoff
throwaway
nothing
cull
straw
reject
two bits
hand-me-down
odds and ends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

treasure
trove
gem
prize
pearl
jewel
treasure trove
salvage
plum
catch
booty
goodie
valuable
find
goody

junk

2 of 2

verb

as in to dump

to get rid of as useless or unwanted we'll have to junk this old car

Synonyms & Similar Words

dump
ditch
discard
unload
scrap
lose
shed
abandon
chuck
reject
toss
remove
jettison
set aside
throw away
cashier
exorcise
sluff (off)
eliminate
throw out
lay by
exorcize
dispose of
desert
slough (off)
shuck (off)
deep-six
dismiss
eighty-six
fling (off or away)
pitch
86
forsake
kick out
cast (off)
abolish
wipe out
eradicate
abdicate
expunge
liquidate
exterminate
extirpate
annihilate
extinguish
stamp (out)
root (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

use
adopt
take on
embrace
utilize
keep
hold
employ
retain
hold back

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of junk are cast, discard, scrap, shed, and slough. While all these words mean "to get rid of," scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form.

scrap all the old ways

would junk our educational system

The meanings of cast and junk largely overlap; however, cast, especially when used with off, away, or out, implies a forceful rejection or repudiation.

cast off her friends

Although the words discard and junk have much in common, discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless.

discard old clothes

Shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster.

shed a bad habit

finally sloughed off the depression

单词	junk
释义	junk 1 of 3 noun (1) ˈjəŋk 1 a(1) : old iron, glass, paper, or other waste that may be used again in some form (2) : secondhand, worn, or discarded articles (3) : clutter sense 1b b : something of poor quality : trash c : something of little meaning, worth, or significance 2 : pieces of old cable or cordage used especially to make gaskets, mats, swabs, or oakum 3 slang : narcotics especially : heroin 4 : junk bond 5 : baseball pitches that break or are off-speed (such as curveballs or changeups) 6 slang : male genitalia junk 2 of 3 verb junked; junking; junks transitive verb : to get rid of as worthless : scrap junk 3 of 3 noun (2) : any of various ships of Chinese waters with bluff lines, a high poop and overhanging stem, little or no keel, high pole masts, and a deep rudder Illustration of junk ³junk Synonyms Noun (1) cheese crapola [slang] dreck drek muck rubbish sleaze slop slush trash tripe Verb cashier cast (off) chuck deep-six discard ditch dump eighty-six 86 exorcise exorcize fling (off or away) jettison lay by lose pitch reject scrap shed shuck (off) slough (off) sluff (off) throw away throw out toss unload See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb We decided to junk our old computer and buy a new one. we'll have to junk this old car Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English jonke Noun (2) Portuguese junco, from Javanese joṅ First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Verb 1911, in the meaning defined above Noun (2) 1555, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing junk junk art junk email junk DNA junk mail junk food junk sculpture junk bond a piece of junk junk art junk email junk DNA junk mail junk food junk sculpture junk bond a piece of junk See More Kids Definition junk 1 of 3 noun ˈjəŋk 1 : things that have been thrown away or are of little value or use 2 : a poorly made product 3 : something of little meaning, worth, or significance There's nothing but junk on TV tonight. junk 2 of 3 verb junked; junking : to get rid of as worthless : scrap I'm junking this car. junk 3 of 3 noun : an Asian sailing boat that is high in the front junk 1 of 2 noun 1 as in rubbish that which is of low quality or worth couldn't believe that such junk was chosen to be read for the book club my car is junk—it spends more time in the shop than on the road Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rubbish cheese trash muck dreck tripe drek camp crapola nonsense lemon bomb mess sleaze slop kitsch claptrap slush clunker stinker turkey dud humbug clinker shambles muddle 2 as in garbage discarded or useless material junk on the side of the road waiting for the trash collection Synonyms & Similar Words garbage debris trash rubbish dust truck litter rubble sewage waste dross dreck scrap deadwood offal chaff refuse drek wreckage riffraff lumber effluvium detritus raffle effluvia crud ruins spilth wash dump offscouring swill flotsam remains discard slop trumpery jetsam scrap heap castoff throwaway nothing cull straw reject two bits hand-me-down odds and ends Antonyms & Near Antonyms treasure trove gem prize pearl jewel treasure trove salvage plum catch booty goodie valuable find goody See More junk 2 of 2 verb as in to dump to get rid of as useless or unwanted we'll have to junk this old car Synonyms & Similar Words dump ditch discard unload scrap lose shed abandon chuck reject toss remove jettison set aside throw away cashier exorcise sluff (off) eliminate throw out lay by exorcize dispose of desert slough (off) shuck (off) deep-six dismiss eighty-six fling (off or away) pitch 86 forsake kick out cast (off) abolish wipe out eradicate abdicate expunge liquidate exterminate extirpate annihilate extinguish stamp (out) root (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms use adopt take on embrace utilize keep hold employ retain hold back See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of junk are cast, discard, scrap, shed, and slough. While all these words mean "to get rid of," scrap and junk imply throwing away or breaking up as worthless in existent form. scrap all the old ways would junk our educational system The meanings of cast and junk largely overlap; however, cast, especially when used with off, away, or out, implies a forceful rejection or repudiation. cast off her friends Although the words discard and junk have much in common, discard implies the letting go or throwing away of something that has become useless or superfluous though often not intrinsically valueless. discard old clothes Shed and slough imply a throwing off of something both useless and encumbering and often suggest a consequent renewal of vitality or luster. shed a bad habit finally sloughed off the depression
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