Junk
Junk verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Usage example: we'll have to junk this old car
Shed is a synonym for junk in get rid of topic. In some cases you can use "Shed" instead a verb "Junk".
Shed
Shed verb - To cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside.
Usage example: a snake's skin doesn't grow as the snake does, so every so often the snake will shed its old skin
Junk is a synonym for shed in cast off topic. You can use "Junk" instead a verb "Shed", if it concerns topics such as ditch. informal substitute
Nearby Word: shedding
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Both words in one sentence
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The shed just happens to contain an assortment of junk that she can use to get free, merely by kicking the right objects.
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In Eternal Diva he builds a working helicopter out of random junk from a shed.
Source: Franchise / Professor Layton -
Not to mention all the junk she hoards in the shed to make Nick look like a greedy little cheat, draining the toilet so she could steal pregnant Noelle's urine to use for a pregnancy test...the list goes on and on.
Source: Literature / Gone Girl
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