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chunk

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chunk  (chngk)
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.]

chunk [tʃʌŋk]
n
1. a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc.
2. a considerable amount
[variant of chuck2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chunkchunk - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
clot, coagulum - a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
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
Verb1.chunk - put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants"
collect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"
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?"

chunk
noun piece, block, mass, portion, lump, slab, hunk, nugget, wad, dollop (informal), wodge (Brit. informal) Cut the melon into chunks.
Translations
chunk [tʃʌŋk] N [of bread, cheese etc] → pedazo m, trozo m [of land, time, money] → cantidad f considerable

chunk [ˈtʃʌŋk] n [meat] → gros morceau m; [bread] → quignon m
Cut the meat into chunks → Coupez la viande en gros morceaux.

chunk
ngroßes Stück; (of meat)Batzen m; (of stone)Brocken m

chunk [tʃʌŋk] n(bel) pezzo; (of bread) → tocco
chunk [tʃʌŋk] n(bel) pezzo; (of bread) → tocco

chunk
n chunk [tʃaŋk]
a thick piece of anything, as wood, bread etc chunks of meat. stuk قِطْعَة مِنَ اللحْم дебело парче pořádný kus, poleno luns; humpel der Klotz,dickes Stück χοντρό κομμάτι trozo kamakas تکۀ کلفت pala, möhkäle gros morceau חֲתִיכָה टुकड़ा, खण्ड, komadina, grumen, klada nagy darab sepotong bútur, stórt stykki pezzo 厚切り 큰 덩어리 gabalas, luitas gabals; rika; šķēle ketul brok, stuk blings, tykk skive kawałek pedaço halcă большой кусок kus, kusisko kepa, kos komad stycke, bit เนื้อหรือไม้ชิ้นหนาและสั้น iri/kalın 厚塊, 大塊 товстий шматок; кусень بڑا سا ٹکڑہ khúc 西,
adj chunky
1 solid and strong a chunky body. geset, bonkig مُكْتَنِز وَقَوي нисък и набит robustní tæt; firskåren stämmig δυνατός, στέρεος macizo turske ستبر و عضلانی vanttera trapu חַסוֹן तगड़ा, मोटा zdepast, krupan tagbaszakadt kekar stuttur og sver robusto がっしりした 땅딸막한 tvirtas drukns agam gedrongen tett, liten og tykk, grovbygd krępy sólido îndesat коренастый róbustný močan čvrst satt, kraftig ซึ่งแข็งแรง bodur, tıknaz 結實的, 矮矮胖胖的 кремезний ٹھوس اور مضبوط có thân hình chắc nịch ,
2 containing chunks. stukke مُكَوَّن مِن قِطَع на буци s velkými kusy med stykker i klumpig που περιέχει χοντρά κομμάτια con trozos tänkjas دارای تکه های بزرگ؛ قلمبه سلمبه kokkareinen qui contient de gros morceaux עִם חָתִיכוֹת गठीला ठोस zdepast, krupan jókora berisi potongan-potongan kekkjóttur, með smábitum í a pezzi かたまりの 덩어리가 있는 su gabalais ar lieliem gabaliem bungkal in brokken med biter i z kawałkami com pedaços care conţine bucăţi mari комковатый poriadny kus kepast u komadima som innehåller stora bitar ซึ่งประกอบไปด้วยไม้ชิ้นหนา topaklı 含有厚塊的 такий, що містить шматочки پڑے ٹکڑوں والا làm bằng len thô

chunk قطعة غليظة قصيرة kus luns Brocken χοντρό κομμάτι pedazo kimpale morceau komad pezzo 厚く切ったもの 큰 덩어리 brok klump kloc pedaço ломоть bit เนื้อหรือไม้ชิ้นหนาสั้น parça khúc 大块


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Then came my boy code: when on a day a fellow gave another a "cannon-ball" or a chunk of taffy, on some other day he would expect to receive back a cannon-ball or a chunk of taffy.
When the man brought him water he drank eagerly, and later bolted a generous meal of raw meat, chunk by chunk, from the man's hand.
Felicity had made some very nice sandwiches of ham which we all appreciated except Dan, who declared he didn't like things minced up and dug out of the basket a chunk of boiled pork which he proceeded to saw up with a jack-knife and devour with gusto.
 
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