junk
/dʒʌŋk/noun
उच्चारण जंक
कबाड़, रद्दी
Core word
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[U]
things that are thought to be useless or of little value
कबाड़, रद्दी
- The attic is full of junk.
- The shed behind the house is full of old junk that nobody uses.
- Clear all the junk out of the store room before the guests arrive.
+ 2 more examples
- He spends too much money on junk food and fizzy drinks.
- The market sells everything from antiques to plain junk.
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[T] ~ sth informal
to get rid of something because it is no longer valuable or useful
फेंक देना
- We junked the old sofa.
- The school decided to junk its old computers and buy new ones.
- She decided to junk the plan after hearing the objections.
+ 2 more examples
- The government has junked the old rules on imports.
- We junked our old mobile phones after buying new ones.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
junk (uncountable noun)
Junk is uncountable, so it has no plural and no a or an. Use a piece of or some for amounts.
'Junk' uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं बनता और इसके साथ a या an नहीं लगता। मात्रा के लिए a piece of या some का प्रयोग करें।
- The attic is full of old junk.
- There is a lot of junk in my cupboard.
junk + noun
Junk before a noun shows that the thing is low in quality or unwanted.
Noun से पहले 'junk' बताता है कि वह वस्तु घटिया या अनचाही है।
- Avoid junk food before the exam.
- I deleted all the junk mail from my inbox.
junk sth (verb)
As a verb, junk means to throw away something you no longer want, and takes a direct object.
Verb के रूप में 'junk' का अर्थ किसी अनचाही चीज़ को फेंक देना है, और इसके बाद direct object आता है।
- Radhika junked her old notebooks after the exam.
junk sth up (informal)
In informal speech, a place can be junked up when it gets filled with useless things.
अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में जब कोई जगह बेकार चीज़ों से भर जाए तो उसके लिए 'junked up' कहा जा सकता है।
- The balcony is all junked up with broken chairs.
+Collocations 5
junk + noun
foodmailshopyardbondemail
- Doctors warn children against eating too much junk food.
verb + junk
clear outthrow awaycollectsellpile up
- We cleared out the junk from the store room before Diwali.
adjective + junk
olduselessworthlesshouseholdelectronic
- The old man sells worthless junk on the pavement.
junk + preposition
in the atticin the garageon the shelfof the past
- The garage is stuffed with junk from three generations.
junk + preposition phrase
junk dealerjunk shopjunk drawer
- There is a junk drawer in every kitchen, full of old keys and bits of string.
“More examples 6
- The kabadiwala came to buy our old newspapers and other junk.
कबाड़ीवाला हमारे पुराने अख़बार और दूसरा कबाड़ खरीदने आया।
- Most of the stuff in his shop is cheap junk.
उसकी दुकान का अधिकांश सामान सस्ता कबाड़ है।
- She was tired of the junk mail that filled her inbox every morning.
वह हर सुबह अपने inbox को भरने वाले बेकार mail से थक चुकी थी।
- The government decided to junk the old scheme and start afresh.
सरकार ने पुरानी योजना को छोड़कर नए सिरे से शुरुआत करने का निर्णय लिया।
- Eating junk food every day can harm your health.
रोज़ junk food खाने से आपकी सेहत को हानि पहुँच सकती है।
- Radhika sold the junk from her old room and bought a new study table.
राधिका ने अपने पुराने कमरे का कबाड़ बेचकर एक नई पढ़ाई की मेज़ खरीदी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He has bought many junks from the market.
✓ He has bought a lot of junk from the market.
Junk is uncountable and has no plural form.
'Junk' uncountable है और उसका plural रूप नहीं होता।
✗ Please throw this junks away.
✓ Please throw this junk away.
Do not add -s to junk; it stays singular.
'Junk' में -s नहीं लगता; वह singular ही रहता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the useless-things words together: junk, rubbish, clutter, scrap (old metal; small pieces), bric-a-brac (small decorative objects of little value), odds and ends.
बेकार चीज़ों के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: junk, rubbish, clutter, scrap (पुरानी धातु; छोटे टुकड़े), bric-a-brac (कम मूल्य की छोटी सजावटी चीज़ें), odds and ends।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Junk food (food that is quick but unhealthy), junk mail (advertising sent by post or email), junk yard (a place where old things are collected).
Collocations: junk food (जल्दी बनने वाला पर अस्वास्थ्यकर भोजन), junk mail (डाक या ईमेल से भेजे विज्ञापन), junk yard (पुरानी चीज़ें इकट्ठा करने की जगह, कबाड़खाना)।