junked
past simple and past participle ofjunk
junk
verb[T]
informaluk/dʒʌŋk/us/dʒʌŋk/to getridof something because it is of no use orvalue
Synonym
scrap
Removing and getting rid of things
- abandonment
- banish
- be scattered to the four windsidiom
- bin
- castsomeone/somethingaside/away/off
- dumping
- erase
- erasure
- evacuate
- evacuation
- exorcism
- expunge
- shrug
- shrugsomethingoff
- shuck
- shucksomethingoff
- shufflesomethingoff
- sling
- toss
- turf
Examplesofjunked
junked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It is worth bearing in mind that they cannot be serviced; they must bejunkedand then one starts again.
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Is it to be cluttered with disused platforms that are simplyjunkedthere for lack of any better alternative?
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I sayjunked, because at the moment no one seems to be talking about the need to convert existing sets.
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It is extraordinary that there has been no real analysis of the number of sets that will have to bejunkedunless we take a different route.
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Is he also aware that our laws against blasphemy are a parcel of obsolescent nonsense which requires junking and that the sooner those laws arejunkedthe better?
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His backyard was a continually growing menagerie of metal sculpture, a kind of overwhelming garden ofjunked-up, rusting dreams.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The yard was overflowing withjunkedcars, tires, broken furniture, and concrete rubble.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most studios declined the offer, the camera negatives werejunked, and original release prints usually disposed of shortly after a theatrical run.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The large windows were shattered into sharp teeth, bricks were scattered andjunkedcars were painted with clouds of black spray.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her body was wrapped inside a plastic tarpaulin and dumped behind ajunkedvan.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The court denied their appeal declaring as unconstitutional the memorandum andjunkedtheir motions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Enterprises' episodes were usuallyjunkedbecause their rights agreements with the actors and writers to sell the programmes abroad had expired.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To auto recyclers, a car's engine is considered to be the most valuable part of ajunkedcar.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Later in the 2000s (decade), a proliferation of cable television shows about vehicle customizing occasionally showcasedjunkedvehicles in bizarre competitions.
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