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junked

junked is the simple past and past participle of junk.

Meaning of junk

Verb

junk (third-person singular simple present junks, present participle junking, simple past and past participle junked)

  1. (informal, transitive) To throw away.
  2. (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."
  3. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To consume junk food, mainly at a fast-food restaurant.
    • Let's just junk some burgers at McDonald's.

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Words formed from junked

Questions about junked

What is junked the simple past and past participle of?
Junked is the simple past and past participle of junk.

Words near junked in the dictionary

  1. junkboxes
  2. junkdealer
  3. junkdealers
  4. junkdrawer
  5. junkdrawers
  6. junked
  7. junker
  8. junkerdom
  9. junkerish
  10. junkerism
  11. junkers

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