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junk
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lift or move object; take off, away |
| Synonyms: | abolish, abstract, amputate, carry away, carry off, cart off, clear away, cut out, delete, depose, detach, dethrone, dig out, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, disturb, do away with, doff, efface, eject, eliminate, erase, evacuate, expel, expunge, extract, get rid of, junk*, oust, pull out, purge, raise, relegate, rip out, separate, shed, ship, skim, strike out, take down, take out, tear out, throw out, transfer, transport, unload, unseat, uproot, wipe out, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | fix, place, remain, stay |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do away with; free |
| Synonyms: | abolish, clear, deliver, disabuse, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, dump*, eject, eliminate, eradicate, expel, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, fire, give the brush, heave-ho, junk*, kiss goodbye, liberate, make free, purge, release, relieve, remove, roust, scrap, send packing, shake off, shed, throw away, throw out, toss out, unburden, unload, uproot |
| Antonyms: | get |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rubbish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | garbage |
| Synonyms: | debris, dregs, dross, junk, litter, lumber, offal, refuse, rubble, rummage, scrap, sweepings, trash, waste |
| Antonyms: | possessions, property |
| Main Entry: | scrap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tiny bit of something |
| Synonyms: | atom, bite, bits and pieces, butt, castoff, chip, chunk, crumb, cutting, discard, end, fragment, glob, gob, grain, hunk, iota, jot, junk, leaving, leftover, lump, mite, modicum, morsel, mouthful, odds and ends, orts, part, particle, piece, portion, remains, shred, slice, sliver, smithereen, snatch, snippet, speck, stump, trace, waste |
| Antonyms: | load, lot |
| Main Entry: | scrap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abandon; throw away |
| Synonyms: | break up, cast, chuck, consign to scrap heap, demolish, discard, dismiss, dispense with, ditch, do away with, drop, forsake, get rid of, jettison, junk, put out to pasture, reject, retire, shed, slough, throw out, toss out, write off |
| Antonyms: | hoard, keep, save, store |
| Main Entry: | sewage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | waste |
| Synonyms: | discharge, excess, excrement, garbage, junk, leavings, rubbish, runoff, slop, trash |
| Main Entry: | shed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cast off |
| Synonyms: | afford, beam, cashier, cast, diffuse, disburden, discard, doff, drop, emit, exude, exuviate, give, give forth, jettison, junk, let fall, molt, pour forth, radiate, reject, scatter, scrap, send forth, shower, slip, slough, spill, sprinkle, take off, throw, throw away, throw out, yield |
| Antonyms: | put on |
| Main Entry: | stuff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal belongings |
| Synonyms: | being, effects, equipment, gear, goods, impedimenta, individual, junk*, kit, luggage, objects, paraphernalia, possessions, substance, tackle, things, trappings |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | substandard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inferior |
| Synonyms: | bad, base, below average, below par, below standard, cheap, inadequate, junk*, lemon, lousy, low-grade, poor, second-rate, shoddy, subpar, unacceptable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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