junk
To throw awayTo throw away.
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» I think you've been eating too much junk food.
Мені зається, ти їсиш забагато шкідливої їжі. — miketheknight
Мені зається, ви їсте забагато шкідливої їжі. — miketheknight
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(informal, transitive)To throw away.
wegwerfen
выбра́сыватьvybrásyvatʹ, вы́броситьvýbrositʹ
(informal, transitive)To find something for very little money (meaning derived from the term junkshop)
(On Facebook, a record collector wrote:) "The newest addition to my Annette Hanshaw collection, I junked this beautiful flawless E-copy within walking distance from my house."
(informal, intransitive, transitive)To consume junk food, mainly at a fast-food restaurant.
Let's just junk some burgers at McDonald's.
Let me go junking to KFC with you.
- dispose of (something useless or old)
Examples
278 sentencesI think you've been eating too much junk food.
Мені зається, ти їсиш забагато шкідливої їжі. — miketheknight
Instead of eating real food, we just ate junk food all day.
Замість того, щоб їсти справжню їжу, ми весь день харчувалися нездоровою їжею. — deniko
I like junk food.
Мені подобається шкідлива їжа. — deniko
Tom eats too much junk food.
ruТом ест слишком много вредной пищи. — odexed
deTom nimmt zu viel Minderkost zu sich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom almost never eats junk food.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From earlier meaning "old refuse from boats and ships", from Middle English junk, jounke,From earlier meaning "old refuse from boats and ships", from Middle English junk, jounke, jonk, joynk (“an old cable or rope”, nautical term), sometimes cut into bits and used as caulking; of uncertain origin; perhaps related to join, joint, juncture. Often compared to Middle English junk, jonk, jonke, junck (“a rush; basket made of rushes”), from Old French jonc, from Latin iuncus (“rush, reed”); however, the Oxford English Dictionary finds "no evidence of connexion".
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Forms
junks, junking, junked, junkedSynonyms
24 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- junk food
- eat junk food
- much junk food
- so much junk
- lot of junk
- eat junk
- all this junk
- much junk
- full of junk
- too much junk
- stop eating junk
- of junk food
See also
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