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- Dictionarychunk/tʃʌŋk/
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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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.
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.
CHUNK meaning: 1. a roughly cut piece: 2. a part of something, especially a large part: 3. in golf, to hit a…. Learn more.
2 meanings: 1. a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc 2. a considerable amount.... Click for more definitions.
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.
(linguistics) a phrase or group of words that can be learnt as a unit by somebody who is learning a language. Examples of chunks are ‘Can I have the bill, please?’ and ‘Pleased to meet you’. The listening texts consist of short, bite-sized chunks which are accessible to beginners. Word Origin. Idioms. blow chunks.
