Antonyms for junking


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : juhngk
Phonetic Transcription : dʒʌŋk


Definition of junking

Origin :
  • "worthless stuff," mid-14c., junke "old cable or rope" (nautical), of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French junc "rush, reed," also used figuratively as a type of something of little value, from Latin iuncus "rush, reed" (but OED finds "no evidence of connexion"). Nautical use extended to "old refuse from boats and ships" (1842), then to "old or discarded articles of any kind" (1884). Junk food is from 1971; junk art is from 1966; junk mail first attested 1954.
  • As in dumping : noun disposal
  • As in disposal : noun parting with or throwing something away
  • As in jettison : verb eject; throw overboard
  • As in remove : verb lift or move object; take off, away
  • As in rid : verb do away with; free
  • As in scrap : verb abandon; throw away
  • As in shed : verb cast off
  • As in throw away : verb dispose of
  • As in chuck : verb throw aside, throw away, throw out
  • As in slough : verb shed
  • As in discard : verb get rid of
  • As in dispose of : verb throw away
  • As in ditch : verb get rid of
  • As in dump : verb drop, throw away
Example sentences :
  • All the talk which has been circulated says that you were junking her.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

Synonyms for junking

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