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Modern junk with traditional matting sails and a European-type jib (credit: BBC Hulton Picture Library)

Classic Chinese sailing vessel of ancient unknown origin, still in wide use. High-sterned, with a projecting bow, the junk carries up to five masts on which are set square sails consisting of panels of linen or matting flattened by bamboo strips. Each sail can be spread or closed at a pull, like a venetian blind. The massive rudder takes the place of a keel. Chinese junks were sailing to Indonesian and Indian waters by the early Middle Ages.

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verb

To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example: discard, dispose of, dump, scrap¹, throw away, throw out. Informal chuck, jettison, shuck (off). Slang ditch. See keep/release.

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Junk symbolizes things that need to be let go of and discarded. In a dream, junk can also indicate rejected parts of the self that need to be reappropriated.

• Types of Ships and Boats - junk: flat-bottomed boat with high stern and lateen sails (China, Japan)
• Baseball - junk: the repertoire of a junkball pitcher
• Foolishness, Bunkum, and Trifles
• Drug Names and Forms - junk: Slang. heroin

Look up junk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Junk may refer to:

• Waste, any undesired thing or substance
  • Scrap, recyclable waste used to build new things
• Junk (ship), a sailing vessel of Chinese origin
• Junk status, a debt credit rating
• A slang term for drugs considered "hard"; see Hard and soft drugs
  • Heroin, a semi-synthetic opioid
• Salt-cured meat
• A slang term for penis and testicles^{[citation needed]}
• All of that stuff inside that trunk

Titles or names:

• Junk, a novel by Christopher Largen
• Junk (novel), a novel by Melvin Burgess
• Junk (band), a British pop band
• Junk (song), a song written by Paul McCartney
• Junk, a song from Zico Chain's Food album
• Junk (Transformers), a fictional planet in the Transformers universe
• Junk: Record of the Last Hero, a shōnen manga by Kia Asamiya
• Junk (film), a Japanese Yakuza zombie film directed by Atsushi Muroga
• J-U-N-K, a 1920 American film produced by Morris R. Schlank

See also

• Junker (disambiguation)
• Junkie (disambiguation)
• Junk mail (disambiguation)

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - skrammel, ragelse, ting til genbrug
v. tr. - kassere, smide væk, droppe
adj. - dårlig

idioms:

• junk bond    højrisiko værdipapir
• junk food    hurtigmad, grillmad
• junk mail    massefremsendt post

2.
n. - gammelt tovværk, salt kød

Nederlands (Dutch)
waardeloze rommel, drug (m.n. heroïne), oud touwwerk (m.n. voor breeuwwerk), jonk, homp, harde repen pekelvlees, spermaceti-orgaan, afdanken

Français (French)
1.
n. - bric-à-brac, vieilleries, ferraille, camelote (fam), pacotille, âneries, came (arg)
v. tr. - (US) balancer, mettre au rancart
adj. - de pacotille

idioms:

• junk bond    (Fin) obligation à haut risque (en Bourse)
• junk food    aliments non diététiques, cochonneries (péj)
• junk mail    imprimés publicitaires (envoyés par la poste)

2.
n. - jonque

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Trödel, Gerümpel, Ramsch, Walrat (Zellgewebsmasse in der Kopfhöhle des Wals), zähes Pökelfleisch
v. - wegwerfen, ausmisten, aufgeben
adj. - billig, wertlos, minderwertig

idioms:

• junk bond    Anleihen hohen Risikos
• junk food    minderwertige Kost
• junk mail    Reklame

2.
n. - Dschunke

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μτφ.) παλιατσαρία, άχρηστα αντικείμενα, σκαρταδούρα, (ναυτ.) είδος ιστιοφόρου της 'Απω Ανατολής, τζόγκα
v. - πετώ στα άχρηστα

idioms:

• junk bond    (οικον.) ομόλογο υψηλού κινδύνου
• junk food    έτοιμο ανθυγιεινό φαγητό
• junk mail    μαζικές διαφημιστικές επιστολές

Italiano (Italian)
scartare, tagliare a pezzi, rottame, giunca

idioms:

• junk bond    azione a rischio, prestito ad alto tasso d'interesse
• junk food    cibo preconfezionato
• junk mail    posta pubblicitaria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - refugo (m), sucata (f), lixo (m), junco (m) (Náut.)
v. - jogar no lixo, refugar

idioms:

• junk bond    títulos (m pl) com alto risco
• junk food    comida (f) sem valor nutritivo, com muita gordura, carboidrato e açúcar
• junk mail    propaganda (f) recebida pelo correio

Русский (Russian)
повязка при переломе, утиль, ненужный хлам, чурбан, джонка, выбрасывать как ненужное, отрезать куском

idioms:

• junk bond    высокодоходная, но ненадежная облигация
• junk food    неполноценная пища
• junk mail    макулатурная почта

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - trastos viejos, chatarra, vidrio o papel viejo, basura, cuerda gastada, cachivaches
v. tr. - desechar, tirar a la basura, reducir a chatarra o fierro viejo
adj. - relativo a los desechos o chatarra

idioms:

• junk bond    bono-basura
• junk food    comida basura, comida de plástico, alimento chatarra, porquerías
• junk mail    propaganda enviada por correo

2.
n. - junco (embarcación), pedazo, trozo, grueso, tasajo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skräp, skrot, smörja, knark, djonk
v. - kassera, skrota

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 废弃的旧物, 垃圾, 假货, 废话, 把...当废物丢弃, 抛弃, 废弃的

idioms:

• junk bond    未正式成立公司为筹措资金发行的高风险低价债券, 垃圾债券
• junk food    垃圾食物, 指快餐店一般食物, 营养成分低的快餐, 吸引人但无价值的事物
• junk mail    邮寄宣传品

2. 平底帆船, 舢板

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 廢棄的舊物, 垃圾, 假貨, 廢話
v. tr. - 把...當廢物丟棄, 拋棄
adj. - 廢棄的

idioms:

• junk bond    未正式成立公司為籌措資金發行的高風險低價債券, 垃圾債券
• junk food    垃圾食物, 指速食店一般食物, 營養成分低的速食, 吸引人但無價值的事物
• junk mail    宣傳郵件

2.
n. - 平底帆船, 舢板

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 폐품, 쓰레기, 고철, 시시한 것
v. tr. - ~을 폐품으로 버리다, 고철로 만들다, 흥분제를 놓다
adj. - 가치 없는, 불필요한

2.
n. - 중국 수역에서 사용되는 배, 밑이 평평한 범선

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - がらくた, 廃品, 古綱のきれ, 塩漬け肉, 頭部脂肪組織, ジャンク
v. - 投げ拾てる

idioms:

• junk bond    ジャンクボンド
• junk food    ジャンクフード, くだらないもの
• junk mail    ダイレクトメール, くずかご行き郵便物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نفايه, خردة, سفينه شراعيه صينيه (فعل) طرح جانبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גרוטאות, פסולת, הרואין, זבל, נתח, דבר חסר-ערך, אג"ח זבל (אגרות חוב לא אמינות אך רבות-תשואה)‬
v. tr. - ‮פסל כגרוטאה‬
adj. - ‮חסר-ערך‬
n. - ‮מפרשית סינית, גוש רקמה סיבית בזרמת הלווייתן המכיל חומר המשמש בתעשיית השמנים והנרות‬

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