chunk
1 Americannoun
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chunks
plural
verb (used with object)
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to cut, break, or form into chunks.
Chunk that wedge of cheese and put the pieces on a plate.
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to remove a chunk or chunks from (often followed byout ).
Storms have chunked out the road.
verb (used without object)
idioms
verb (used with object)
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to toss or throw; chuck.
chunking pebbles at the barn door.
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to make or rekindle (a fire) by adding wood, coal, etc., or by stoking (sometimes followed byup ).
noun
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a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc
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a considerable amount
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
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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Furthermore, a good chunk of funds now mechanically end up allocated directly through target-dated funds that skew toward stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Waves from a tropical storm later that year broke off a chunk of rock from the bottom of the arch.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
San Francisco is playing at a high level with George Kittle and Brock Purdy generating chunk plays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Rodriguez has granted Washington access to a huge chunk of the country's crude reserves and signed agreements with foreign companies to look for, produce and export oil and gas.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
It looked like something had blown a chunk of the wall apart.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
It makes sense to give a chunk of money to your kids, put several other chunks aside for investments, retire in place and enjoy that passive income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
It is too early to know how this plan will play out — the new bus lane curbs on Clark show missing chunks already from drivers that likely didn’t see them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Alcaraz, 23, is one of a number of players to have missed large chunks of the season with injury.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
His holdings include sizable chunks of Lululemon, Amer Sports AS 2.41%increase; up pointing triangle and a real-estate company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Each crab had two larger chunks of meat in it, and an awful lot of stringy little pieces.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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