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chunk

1

[ chuhngk ]

noun

  1. a thick mass or lump of anything:

    a chunk of bread;

    a chunk of firewood.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Informal. a thick-set and strong person.
  3. a strong and stoutly built horse or other animal.
  4. a substantial amount of something:

    Rent is a real chunk out of my pay.



verb (used with object)

  1. to cut, break, or form into chunks:

    Chunk that wedge of cheese and put the pieces on a plate.

  2. to remove a chunk or chunks from (often followed by out ):

    Storms have chunked out the road.

verb (used without object)

  1. to form, give off, or disintegrate into chunks:

    My tires have started to chunk.

chunk

2

[ chuhngk ]

verb (used with object)

South Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. to toss or throw; chuck:

    chunking pebbles at the barn door.

  2. to make or rekindle (a fire) by adding wood, coal, etc., or by stoking (sometimes followed by up ).

chunk

/ ³Ùʃʌŋ°ì /

noun

  1. a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc
  2. a considerable amount
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chunk1

First recorded in 1685–95; nasalized variant of chuck 2

Origin of chunk2

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; perhaps nasalized variant of chuck 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of chunk1

C17: variant of chuck ²
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. blow chunks, Slang. to vomit.
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In fact, I — a virtual Luddite — was able, over the course of three years of research, to imagine a reasonable plan that could take down a good chunk of the world’s internet.

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With a huge chunk of its budget slated to disappear, LAHSA’s long-term future is now in question.

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The person covered one surveillance camera with duct tape but was filmed by a separate camera throwing a chunk of concrete at the car multiple times and cutting the tires, police said.

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"It goes quickly," he said, with a school trip, a picnic or a day out usually taking up a big chunk of that spending money.

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Charles used a chunk of his money to travel the world and settled down with souvenir magnets cluttering every inch of his fridge.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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