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chunk
(chŭngk)n.
1. A thick mass or piece: a chunk of ice.
2. Informal A substantial amount: won quite a chunk of money.
3. A strong stocky horse.
v. chunked, chunk·ing, chunks
v.tr.
To form into chunks.
v.intr.
To make a dull clacking sound: listened to the rundown copier chunk along.
[Perhaps variant of chuck.]
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chunk
(tʃʌŋk)n
1. a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc
2. a considerable amount
[C17: variant of chuck2]
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chunk1
(tʃʌŋk)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 chuck2]
chunk3
(tʃʌŋk)v.i.
to make a dull throbbing or explosive sound.
[1885–90; imitative]
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| Noun | 1. |  chunk - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"agglomeration - a jumbled collection or mass gob - a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm" clew - a ball of yarn or cord or thread |
| 2. | chunk - a substantial amount; "we won a chunk of money" large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude | |
| Verb | 1. | chunk - put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants" |
| 2. | chunk - group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side group - arrange into a group or groups; "Can you group these shapes together?" |
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chunk
noun piece, block, mass, portion, lump, slab, hunk, nugget, wad, dollop (informal), wodge (Brit. informal) Cut the melon into chunks.
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chunk
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Translations
قِطْعَة كَبِيرَةقِطْعَة مِنَ اللحْم
kuspolenopořádný kus
lunshumpel
kimpale
komad
bútur, stórt stykki
厚く切ったもの
큰 덩어리
su gabalais
gabalsrikašķēle
kusisko
bit
ก้อน
iri/kalınparça
khúc
chunk
[tʃʌŋk] N [of bread, cheese etc] → pedazo m, trozo m [of land, time, money] → cantidad f considerableCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
chunk
[ˈtʃʌŋk] n [meat] → gros morceau m; [bread] → quignon mCut the meat into chunks → Coupez la viande en gros morceaux.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
chunk
(tʃaŋk) noun a thick piece of anything, as wood, bread etc. chunks of meat.
ˈchunky adjective1. solid and strong. a chunky body.
2. containing chunks.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
chunk
→ قِطْعَة كَبِيرَة kus luns Brocken χοντρό κομμάτι pedazo kimpale morceau komad pezzo 厚く切ったもの 큰 덩어리 brok klump kloc pedaço глыба bit ก้อน parça khúc 大块Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009