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chunk

chunk
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chuhngk]
    • /tʃʌŋk/
    • /tʃʌŋk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chuhngk]
    • /tʃʌŋk/

Definitions of chunk word

  • countable noun chunk Chunks of something are thick solid pieces of it. 3
  • countable noun chunk A chunk of something is a large amount or large part of it. 3
  • noun chunk a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc 3
  • noun chunk a considerable amount 3
  • noun chunk a short, thick piece, as of meat or wood 3
  • noun chunk a considerable portion 3

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Origin of chunk

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; nasalized variant of chuck2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chunk

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chunk popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

chunk usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chunk

noun chunk

  • dollop — a lump or blob of some substance: dollops of mud.
  • wad — a soft, earthy, black to dark-brown mass of manganese oxide minerals.
  • lump — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
  • portion — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
  • hunk — a large piece or lump; chunk.

verb chunk

  • pour it on — to flatter profusely
  • let fly — to move through the air using wings.
  • humped — having a hump.
  • bung — A bung is a round piece of wood, cork, or rubber which you use to close the hole in a container such as a barrel or flask.
  • gunned — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.

Antonyms for chunk

noun chunk

  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.

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