hunkhunk /hʌŋk/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
a hunk of bread► see thesaurus at piece2informal a sexually attractive man with a big strong body
Word OriginWORD ORIGINhunk
ExamplesOrigin:
1800-1900 Flemish hunkeEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- For lunch I had cheese with a hunk of bread and a glass of red wine.
- Jack cut off a hunk of meat and handed it to Simon.
- Comets are hunks of dirt and ice with elongated orbits that take them from the outer solar system to near the sun.
- He reached the large block of offices, at least eighty firms doing business within this hunk of concrete and glass.
- He turned round, offering me a hunk of bread and margarine with cheese on top - real luxury.
- Her eyes lit up as she spotted Spartacus hunk Kirk-at 83 just a year her junior and pictured right.
- Just pick up the nearest hunk of high-priced technology you have on hand and hurl it against the wall.
- Lifting the heavy hunks of metal over the chain-link fence seemed improbable and buyers of black-market bronzes are scarce.
- The final project was a still life with all these objects in it as well as a small hunk of plastic ham.
THESAURUS► piece
Collocations an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the main part: · Could I have another piece of cake?· a piece of broken glass· Emma cut the pie into eight pieces.
► bit a piece. Bit is more informal than piece and is often used about smaller pieces: · The notes were written on bits of paper.· He threw a bit of wood onto the fire.
► lump a small piece of something solid or firm that does not have a regular shape: · two lumps of sugar· a lump of coal· a lump of clay
► scrap a small piece of paper, cloth etc that is no longer needed: · I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper.· The dog was eating scraps of food off the floor.
► strip a long narrow piece of cloth, paper etc: · a strip of cloth· The leather had been cut into strips.
► sheet a thin flat piece of something such as paper, glass, or metal: · a blank sheet of paper· a sheet of aluminium
► slice a thin flat piece of bread, cake, meat etc cut from a larger piece: · a slice of pizza· Cut the tomatoes into thin slices.
► chunk a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape – used especially about food, rock, or metal: · The fruit was cut into large chunks.· a chunk of bread
► hunk a large piece with rough edges, which has been cut or has broken off a bigger piece of food, rock etc: · a big hunk of cheese· hunks of concrete
► block a piece of something solid, which has straight sides: · concrete blocks· a block of cheese· a block of ice
► slab a thick flat piece of stone, or of cake, meat etc: · The floor had been made from stone slabs.· a slab of beef
► cube a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food: · a cube of sugar· ice cubes
► wedge a piece that has a thick end and a pointed end, and is shaped like a triangle – used especially about food and metal: · a wedge of cheese
► bar a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides: · a chocolate bar· a bar of soap· gold bars worth more than £26 million
► rasher British English a slice of bacon: · I usually have two rashers of bacon for breakfast.
Longman Language Activatora piece that does not have a regular shape► chunk a piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape: · a can of pineapple chunkschunk of: · A large chunk of plaster had fallen from the ceiling.· Peanut butter is best spread on chunks of crusty bread.cut/break etc something into chunks : · Cut the potatoes into chunks and boil them for 15 minutes.
► lump a small piece of something solid that does not have a regular shape: · There are a lot of lumps in this sauce.lump of: · Throw a few more lumps of coal on the fire.· I was almost hit by a lump of rock that fell from the cliff.
► hunk a large, irregularly-shaped piece of something, especially food, that has been cut or torn from a bigger piece: hunk of meat/bread/cheese etc: · For lunch I had cheese with a hunk of bread and a glass of red wine.· Jack cut off a hunk of meat and handed it to Simon.
► dollop a piece of a thick liquid or soft substance, usually served from a spoon: dollop of: · He put a dollop of honey on his bread and spread it around with a knife.· Louise watched as the dollop of mashed potato fell onto her plate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a lump/hunk of cheese
1a thick piece of something, especially food, that has been taken from a bigger piecehunk of (=a large piece)· We just had bread and a hunk of cheese for lunch.
a hunk of bread► see thesaurus at piece2informal a sexually attractive man with a big strong body