The difference between Dispose of and Junk

When used as verbs, dispose of means to get rid of, whereas junk means to throw away.


Junk is also noun with the meaning: discarded or waste material.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dispose of and Junk

  1. Dispose of as a verb (transitive):

    To get rid of.

    Examples:

    "They disposed of the stolen property."

    "The national power committee has trouble disposing of nuclear waste."

  2. Dispose of as a verb (transitive):

    To transfer to another's control.

  3. Dispose of as a verb (transitive):

    To deal with conclusively with a threat or a difficult situation.

  4. Dispose of as a verb (transitive):

    To arrange in an orderly way.

  5. Dispose of as a verb (transitive, nonstandard, Euro-English):

    To have available, or at one's disposal.

    Examples:

    "The Commission may not be able to assess the reliability of the data provided by Member States and may not dispose of independent information sources."

  1. Junk as a noun:

    Discarded or waste material; rubbish, trash.

  2. Junk as a noun:

    A collection of miscellaneous items of little value.

  3. Junk as a noun (slang):

    Any narcotic drug, especially heroin.

  4. Junk as a noun (slang):

    The clothed genitalia.

  5. Junk as a noun (nautical):

    Salt beef.

  6. Junk as a noun:

    Pieces of old cable or cordage, used for making gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces, forming oakum for filling the seams of ships.

  7. Junk as a noun (dated):

    A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece; a chunk.

    Examples:

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  1. Junk as a verb (transitive):

    To throw away.

  2. Junk as a verb (transitive):

    To find something for very little money (meaning derived from the term junk shop)

    Examples:

    "(On Facebook, a record collector wrote:) "The newest addition to my Annette Hanshaw collection, I junked this beautiful flawless E-copy within walking distance from my house."

  1. Junk as a noun (nautical):

    A Chinese sailing vessel.