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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.

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[Perhaps variant of chuck².]

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chunk

Noun

1. a thick solid piece of something

2. a considerable amount [variant of chuck²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chunk - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" clod, glob, lump, clump, ball 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
Verb	1.	chunk - put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants" lump 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 collocate, lump 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)

Translations

chunk [tʃʌŋk] n → pedazo, trozo

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chunk [tʃʌŋk] n → gros morceau; [of bread]; quignon m

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chunk [tʃʌŋk] n → großes Stück nt

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chunk [tʃʌŋk] n → pezzo; [of bread] → tocco