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a(1)
: old iron, glass, paper, or other waste that may be used again in some form
(2)
: secondhand, worn, or discarded articles
(3)
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
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5
: baseball pitches that break or are off-speed (such as curveballs or changeups)
6
slang
: male genitalia
: 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
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Noun (1)
Verb
Examples of junk in a Sentence
Noun (1)
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
junk on the side of the road waiting for the trash collection
Verb
We decided to junk our old computer and buy a new one.
we'll have to junk this old car
Recent Examples on the Web
Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
This episode of What’s Ahead makes the case for junking the tax code and replacing it with a simple, single-rate system: the flat tax.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
To lend the appearance of vitality, junk cars driven by mannequins populated the parking lot to the backdrop of warbling holiday tapes played on low-fidelity loudspeakers.
—Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Verb
EVs are so new to the market that few have been junked—and even those are often snapped up for uses such as off-grid power storage.
—Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
This episode of What’s Ahead makes the case for junking the tax code and replacing it with a simple, single-rate system: the flat tax.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
Among the junk − or potential artifacts for some kind of museum on a future Martian colony, depending on your viewpoint − are discarded tools, crashed spacecraft and dormant equipment that reached the end of its usefulness.
—Stephen J. Beard, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
To lend the appearance of vitality, junk cars driven by mannequins populated the parking lot to the backdrop of warbling holiday tapes played on low-fidelity loudspeakers.
—Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Junk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junk. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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junk
2 of 3 verb
: to get rid of as worthless : scrap
junk
3 of 3 noun
: a ship of eastern Asia with a high stern and four-cornered sails
Etymology
Noun
Middle English jonke "piece of old or worn-out rope"
Noun
from Portuguese junco "a Chinese ship"
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