[junk] n [ME jonke] (14c) 1: pieces of old cable or cordage used esp. to make gaskets, mats, swabs, or oakum
2. a (1): old iron, glass, paper, or other waste that may be used again in some form (2): secondhand, worn, or discarded articles (3): clutter 1b b: something of poor quality: trash c: something of little meaning, worth, or significance 3 slang: narcotics; esp: heroin
4: junk bond
5: baseball pitches other than fastballs (as curveballs or change-ups) -- junky adj
[2]junk vt (1916): to get rid of as worthless: scrap syn see discard [3]junk n [Pg junco, fr. Jav jon] (1613): any of various ships of Chinese waters with bluff lines, a high poop and overhanging stem, little or no keel, high pole masts, and a deep rudder