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noun
- 1. a thick, solid piece of something: "huge chunks of masonry littered the street"
verb
- 1. divide (something) into chunks: North American "chunk four pounds of pears"
- 2. (in psychology or linguistic analysis) group together (connected items or words) so that they can be stored or processed as single concepts: "pupils are able to chunk phrases or propositions into units"
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CHUNK definition: 1. a roughly cut piece: 2. a part of something, especially a large part: 3. in golf, to hit a…. Learn more.
1. : a short thick piece or lump (as of wood or coal) 2. : a large noteworthy quantity or part. bet a sizable chunk of money on the race. 3. : a strong thickset horse usually smaller than a draft horse. 4. psychology : a unit of information retained in the memory and easily recalled.
noun. a thick mass or lump of anything: a chunk of bread; a chunk of firewood. Synonyms: gob, wad, piece, hunk. 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.
2 meanings: 1. a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc 2. a considerable amount.... Click for more definitions.
a part of something, especially a large part: a chunk of text. a substantial chunk of our profits. Three hours is quite a chunk out of my working day. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Masses and large amounts of things. accumulation. any number of things idiom. armload. backlog. blood clot. flood. foam. inundation. lion. logjam. many.
Definition of chunk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. a thick mass or lump of anything; hunk. 2. a strong and stoutly built horse or other animal. 3. a substantial amount of something. [1685–95; perhaps alter. of chuck 2] chunk 3. (tʃʌŋk) v.i. to make a dull throbbing or explosive sound.
chunk meaning, definition, what is chunk: a large thick piece of something that do...: Learn more.
CHUNK meaning: 1. a large piece of something: 2. a large part of something: . Learn more.
Word forms: plural chunks. 1.countable noun. Chunksof something are thick, solid pieces of it. They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice. ...a chunk of meat. Synonyms: piece, block, mass, portion More Synonyms of chunk. 2.countable noun. A chunkof something is a large amount or large part of it. [informal]
