Junk
Junk verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Take up
Take up verb - To take for one's own use (something originated by another).
Usage example: one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry
Both terms in one sentence
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There's an item actually called "junk." It does nothing but take up space while you have it, but collecting enough junk is the way to get one of the Infinity+1 guns.
Source: Video Game / Parasite Eve -
A common way is "Junk Blocks": Blocks (usually black or grey in color) that take up space and are often hard to remove.
Source: Falling Blocks
Cite this Source
Take up and Junk. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/junk/take_up
Junk & Take up. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/junk/take_up>.
Take up or Junk. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/junk/take_up.
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