chunk
1[ chuhngk ]
/ tʃʌŋk /
noun
verb (used with object)
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 followed by out): Storms have chunked out the road.
verb (used without object)
to form, give off, or disintegrate into chunks: My tires have started to chunk.
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Idioms for chunk
blow chunks, Slang. to vomit.
Origin of chunk
1First recorded in 1685–95; nasalized variant of chuck2
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Definition for chunk (2 of 2)
chunk2
[ chuhngk ]
/ tʃʌŋk /
verb (used with object) South Midland and Southern U.S.
to toss or throw; chuck: chunking pebbles at the barn door.
to make or rekindle (a fire) by adding wood, coal, etc., or by stoking (sometimes followed by up).
Origin of chunk
21825–35, Americanism; perhaps nasalized variant of chuck1
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British Dictionary definitions for chunk
chunk
/ (tʃʌŋk) /
noun
a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc
a considerable amount
Word Origin for chunk
C17: variant of chuck ²
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