chunk
1a thick mass or lump of anything: a chunk of bread;a chunk of firewood.
Informal. a thick-set and strong person.
a strong and stoutly built horse or other animal.
a substantial amount of something: Rent is a real chunk out of my pay.
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.
to form, give off, or disintegrate into chunks: My tires have started to chunk.
Idioms about chunk
blow chunks, Slang. to vomit.
Origin of chunk
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Other definitions for chunk (2 of 2)
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
2Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use chunk in a sentence
Mine was nicely flavored, with a little bit of heat from that promised Cajun seasoning, but it was limp, not crisp, and fell away from the fish in gummy chunks when I tried to pull the edge of the filet apart.
Popeyes’ new fish sandwich is a muted sequel to the chicken sandwich blockbuster of 2019 | Emily Heil | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostAfter time and exposure to sunlight, they tend to weather into smaller and smaller chunks with the same chemical composition.
Microplastics are everywhere. Here’s what that means for our health. | Ula Chrobak | February 11, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe recipe developer Rick Martinez uses a similar method, breaking the cooked sweet potatoes into large chunks, dousing them in good oil and plenty of salt, and letting the oven crisp up all the corners.
Heated gloves use the same lithium-ion battery technology as the rechargeable ones listed above, but the active heaters are fit to the glove, so you can maintain grip and flexibility without maneuvering around a large chunk of plastic and metal.
Best hand warmers: Block the chill during your favorite winter activities | PopSci Commerce Team | February 10, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThis 70-year-old family-run dairy is a master at balancing smooth and crunchy textures for optimal chunk-burrowing with a spoon.
From the Cut: 33 Valentine’s Day Gifts for the Foodie in Your Life | The Cut Staff | February 8, 2021 | Eater
Al Qaeda has never managed to carve out a large chunk of real estate to call its own—in Afghanistan it was a guest of the Taliban.
They gave us three laptops (to run our light show) and a nice chunk of cash.
According to Travolta, quite a good chunk of the dance routine was conceived on the spot.
The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary | Marlow Stern | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMost scientists who study the Moon think it formed when a huge impact in the early Solar System broke a chunk of Earth off.
Reynolds spent $1.5 million on an anti-smoking campaign, a large chunk of his wealth.
It's a big chunk of money, and a little thing like killing a man or two won't trouble them.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairShe was working on a chunk of marble and she had the forehead and general scalp contours almost completed.
And it makes a huge chunk of a very different style and quality between Chapters II.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonDavis, because a man of family and more conservative, insisted it would be a “pretty tough chunk of a fight.”
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterThen one o' the Lieutenant's men jerked the chunk o' cheese away and283 broke it open.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroy
British Dictionary definitions for chunk
/ (tʃʌŋk) /
a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc
a considerable amount
Origin of chunk
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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