Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chuhngk]
- /tʃʌŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chuhngk]
- /tʃʌŋk/
Definitions of chunked word
- noun chunked a thick mass or lump of anything: a chunk of bread; a chunk of firewood. 1
- noun chunked Informal. a thick-set and strong person. 1
- noun chunked a strong and stoutly built horse or other animal. 1
- noun chunked a substantial amount of something: Rent is a real chunk out of my pay. 1
- verb with object chunked to toss or throw; chuck: chunking pebbles at the barn door. 1
- verb with object chunked to make or rekindle (a fire) by adding wood, coal, etc., or by stoking (sometimes followed by up). 1
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Origin of chunked
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 Chunked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chunked 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.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
chunked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chunked
verb chunked
- lob — Tennis. to hit (a ball) in a high arc to the back of the opponent's court.
- fire — combustion
- heave — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- sling — an iced alcoholic drink, typically containing gin, water, sugar, and lemon or lime juice.
- fling — to throw, cast, or hurl with force or violence: to fling a stone.
noun chunked
- twirl — to cause to rotate rapidly; spin; revolve; whirl.
- hurl — to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
- flip — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
Antonyms for chunked
verb chunked
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
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Matching words
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