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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024chunk1 /tʃʌŋk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a thick mass, lump, or piece of anything;
hunk:a chunk of meat. - a large or significant amount of something:A large chunk of the budget went for defense spending.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024chunk1 (chungk),USA pronunciation n. - a thick mass or lump of anything:a chunk of bread; a chunk of firewood.
- Informal Termsa thick-set and strong person.
- a strong and stoutly built horse or other animal.
- a substantial amount of something:Rent is a real chunk out of my pay.
v.t. - to cut, break, or form into chunks:Chunk that wedge of cheese and put the pieces on a plate.
- to remove a chunk or chunks from (often fol. by out):Storms have chunked out the road.
v.i. - to form, give off, or disintegrate into chunks:My tires have started to chunk.
- nasalized variant of chuck2 1685–95
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged hunk, piece, wad, gob.
chunk2 (chungk),USA pronunciation v.t. [South Midland and Southern U.S.]- Dialect Termsto toss or throw;
chuck:chunking pebbles at the barn door. - Dialect Termsto make or rekindle (a fire) by adding wood, coal, etc., or by stoking (sometimes followed by up).
- perh. nasalized variant of chuck1 1825–35, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chunk /tʃʌŋk/ n - a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc
- a considerable amount
Etymology: 17th Century: variant of chuck² |