junk

²junk

verb

Definition of JUNK

transitive verb

: to get rid of as worthless : scrap

Examples of JUNK

1. We decided to junk our old computer and buy a new one.
2. <we'll have to junk this old car>

First Known Use of JUNK

1916

Related to JUNK

Synonyms: cashier, cast (off), chuck, deep-six, ditch, dump, eighty-six (or 86), exorcise (also exorcize), fling (off or away), jettison, discard, lay by, lose, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, shuck (off), slough (off) also sluff (off), throw away, throw out, toss, unload

Related Words: abandon, abdicate, desert, forsake; dismiss, kick out; abolish, annihilate, eliminate, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, liquidate, remove, root (out), stamp (out), wipe out

Near Antonyms: adopt, embrace, take on; employ, use, utilize; hold, hold back, keep, retain

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