- chunk
- [[t]tʃʌ̱ŋk[/t]]
chunks
They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.
...a chunk of meat...
Cut the melon into chunks.
Syn:The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.
English dictionary. 2008.
They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.
...a chunk of meat...
Cut the melon into chunks.
The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.
English dictionary. 2008.
chunk — [tʃʌŋk] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: CHUCK2] 1.) a large thick piece of something that does not have an even shape ▪ ice chunks chunk of ▪ a chunk of bread 2.) a large part or amount of something ▪ The rent takes a large chunk out of my monthly… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chunk´i|ly — chunk|y «CHUHNG kee», adjective, chunk|i|er, chunk|i|est. 1. like a chunk; short and thick: »He threw a chunky log on the fire. 2. Informal. stocky: »The little boy had … Useful english dictionary
chunk|y — «CHUHNG kee», adjective, chunk|i|er, chunk|i|est. 1. like a chunk; short and thick: »He threw a chunky log on the fire. 2. Informal. stocky: »The little boy had … Useful english dictionary
chunk — chunk·ed; chunk·ey; chunk; chunk·i·ly; chunk·i·ness; … English syllables
Chunk — (ch[u^][ng]k), n. [Cf. {Chump}.] A short, thick piece of anything. [Colloq. U. S. & Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chunk — [ tʃʌŋk ] noun count 1. ) a large thick piece of something: a thick stew with chunks of meat and vegetables 2. ) a large amount or part of something: It will cost a chunk of money to fix the car this time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chunk — index part (portion), segment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
chunk — 1690s, nasalized variant of CHUCK (Cf. chuck) (n.) cut of meat; meaning large amount is 1889. Verb meaning to throw is 1835, Amer.Eng. Related: Chunked; chunking … Etymology dictionary
chunk — (informal) A small parcel … Glossary of postal terms
chunk — [n] mass, slab of something block, clod, dollop, glob, gob, hunk, lump, nugget, part, piece, portion, wad; concept 471 … New thesaurus
chunk — ► NOUN 1) a thick, solid piece. 2) a large amount. ORIGIN apparently an alteration of CHUCK(Cf. ↑chucker) … English terms dictionary