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1
things that are
considered
to be of no use or
value
, or of
low
quality
:
Examples:
We ought to
clear
out this
cupboard
- it's full of junk.
I can't stand
watching
the junk that's on
TV
these days.
2
a
dangerous
drug
,
especially
heroin
3
a
Chinese
ship
with a
flat
bottom
and
square
sails
4
a man's
outer
sexual
organs
:
Examples:
He
admitted
showing
his junk to the
teens
.
5
to get
rid
of something because it is of no use or
value
6
things that are
considered
to be
useless
,
worthless
, or of
low
quality
:
Examples:
I
cleared
all the junk out of the
garage
.
7
to
throw
out something because it is does not work well or is
worthless
:
Examples:
Why donβt we junk this old
TV
and get a new one?
8
relating
to
debt
or
investment
in a
company
or
organization
that has a
low
credit
rating
(=
ability
to
pay
its
debt
):
Examples:
Junk
advocates
point out that the
average
junk
portfolio
lost about 10% of
its
value
in
October
, a
vastly
superior
performance
to equities.
junk
level
/
rating
/
status
The
corporate
bond
market
is
heading
for
its
worst
year for
credit
quality
after a
wave
of
recent
downgrades to junk
status
.
9
relating
to
advertising
in the
form
of
mail
,
email
, etc. that is
sent
without your
asking
for it:
Examples:
Junk
fax
companies
are
constantly
searching
for new
numbers
to call in a
process
called
war
dialing
.
junk
email
/
mail
/
faxes
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