Meaning of junk in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /dʒəŋk/

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  1. Verb

    junk

    Definitions

    1. dispose of (something useless or old)

    Examples

    • « trash these old chairs »
    • « junk an old car »
    • « scrap your old computer »

    Derived terms

  2. Noun

    junk

    Etymology

    late Middle English (denoting an old or inferior rope): of unknown origin. junk (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the mid 19th century

    Definitions

    1. the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

    Derived terms

  3. 2. any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails

Famous quotes

  • « I was always a junk food person, still am. »
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  • « To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. »
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  • « A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible 'lifestyles' turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind. »
    George Will
  • « I love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips. »
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  • « I was always on the go, and thought I was too busy to develop something like this. I thought at the time that diabetes went along with bad habits, but I was the last one in my family to eat junk food. »
    Angie Stone

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