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hunk

(hʌŋk)

Word forms: plural hunks

1. countable noun

A hunk of something is a large piece of it.

...a thick hunk of bread. [+ of]

...hunks of wood.

Synonyms: lump, piece, chunk, block More Synonyms of hunk

2. countable noun

If you refer to a man as a hunk, you mean that he is big, strong, and sexually attractive.

[informal, approval]

...a blond, blue-eyed hunk.

Synonyms: stud [informal], he-man [informal], macho man, tough guy [informal] More Synonyms of hunk

hunk in British English

(hʌŋk)

noun

a large piece

2. Also called: hunk of a man slang

a well-built, sexually attractive man

Word origin

C19: probably related to Flemish hunke; compare Dutch homp lump

hunk in American English

(hʌŋk)

noun Informal

a large piece, lump, or slice of bread, meat, etc.; chunk

a sexually attractive man, esp. one who is large and well-built

Word origin

Fl hunke, hunk

Examples of 'hunk' in a sentence
hunk

It only has one string, fastened to a hunk of wood.His role as hardened sergeant War daddy meant the movie hunk was forced to part with his long locks.I'D made up my mind not to flirt any more with the hunk of a man that I work with.

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hunk

British English: hunk NOUN

A hunk of something is a large piece of it.

...a thick hunk of bread.

American English: hunk
Brazilian Portuguese: naco
Chinese: 大块
European Spanish: trozo
French: gros morceau
German: großes Stück
Italian: grosso pezzo
Japanese: 切り取った大きな塊
Korean: 큰 덩어리
European Portuguese: naco
Latin American Spanish: trozo

1 (noun) in the sense of lump

Definition

a large piece

a thick hunk of bread

Synonyms

lump

a lump of wood

piece

a piece of wood

Another piece of cake?

chunk

Cut the melon into chunks.

block

a block of ice

mass

Cut it up before it cools and sets into a solid mass.

wedge

a wedge of cheese

slab

slabs of stone

nugget

Miners sifting gravel from the Yukon River in search of gold nuggets

wodge (British, informal)

gobbet

2 (noun) in the sense of stud

Definition

a well-built, sexually attractive man

(informal)

a blond, blue-eyed hunk

Synonyms

stud (informal)

he-man (informal)

Oxford educated he-man offers an insider's view on weightlifting.

macho man

tough guy (informal)

strongman

beefcake (informal)

muscleman

Additional synonyms

in the sense of block

Definition

a large solid piece of wood, stone, etc.

a block of ice

Synonyms

piece,

bar,

square,

mass,

cake,

brick,

lump,

chunk,

cube,

hunk,

nugget,

ingot

in the sense of chunk

Definition

a thick solid piece of something

Cut the melon into chunks.

Synonyms

piece,

block,

mass,

portion,

lump,

slab,

hunk,

nugget,

wad,

dollop (informal),

wodge (British, informal)

in the sense of he-man

Definition

a strong man, esp. one who shows off his strength

Oxford educated he-man offers an insider's view on weightlifting.

Synonyms

muscle man,

hunk (slang),

Hercules,

Atlas,

Tarzan (informal),

bit of beefcake

Nearby words of
hunk

hunger
hunger for or after something
hungry
hunk
hunker down
hunt
hunt for something or someone

Synonyms of 'hunk'

hunk

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单词	hunk
释义	Trends of hunk View usage for: hunk (hʌŋk) Word forms: plural hunks 1. countable noun A hunk of something is a large piece of it. ...a thick hunk of bread. [+ of] ...hunks of wood. Synonyms: lump, piece, chunk, block More Synonyms of hunk 2. countable noun If you refer to a man as a hunk, you mean that he is big, strong, and sexually attractive. [informal, approval] ...a blond, blue-eyed hunk. Synonyms: stud [informal], he-man [informal], macho man, tough guy [informal] More Synonyms of hunk hunk in British English (hʌŋk) noun 1. a large piece 2. Also called: hunk of a man slang a well-built, sexually attractive man Word origin C19: probably related to Flemish hunke; compare Dutch homp lump hunk in American English (hʌŋk) noun Informal 1. a large piece, lump, or slice of bread, meat, etc.; chunk 2. a sexually attractive man, esp. one who is large and well-built Word origin Fl hunke, hunk Examples of 'hunk' in a sentence hunk It only has one string, fastened to a hunk of wood. Times, Sunday Times (2008) His role as hardened sergeant War daddy meant the movie hunk was forced to part with his long locks. The Sun (2013) I'D made up my mind not to flirt any more with the hunk of a man that I work with. The Sun (2012) In other languages hunk British English: hunk NOUN A hunk of something is a large piece of it. ...a thick hunk of bread. American English: hunk Brazilian Portuguese: naco Chinese: 大块 European Spanish: trozo French: gros morceau German: großes Stück Italian: grosso pezzo Japanese: 切り取った大きな塊 Korean: 큰 덩어리 European Portuguese: naco Latin American Spanish: trozo 1 (noun) in the sense of lump Definition a large piece a thick hunk of bread Synonyms lump a lump of wood piece a piece of wood Another piece of cake? chunk Cut the melon into chunks. block a block of ice mass Cut it up before it cools and sets into a solid mass. wedge a wedge of cheese slab slabs of stone nugget Miners sifting gravel from the Yukon River in search of gold nuggets wodge (British, informal) gobbet 2 (noun) in the sense of stud Definition a well-built, sexually attractive man (informal) a blond, blue-eyed hunk Synonyms stud (informal) he-man (informal) Oxford educated he-man offers an insider's view on weightlifting. macho man tough guy (informal) strongman beefcake (informal) muscleman Additional synonyms in the sense of block Definition a large solid piece of wood, stone, etc. a block of ice Synonyms piece, bar, square, mass, cake, brick, lump, chunk, cube, hunk, nugget, ingot in the sense of chunk Definition a thick solid piece of something Cut the melon into chunks. Synonyms piece, block, mass, portion, lump, slab, hunk, nugget, wad, dollop (informal), wodge (British, informal) in the sense of he-man Definition a strong man, esp. one who shows off his strength Oxford educated he-man offers an insider's view on weightlifting. Synonyms muscle man, hunk (slang), Hercules, Atlas, Tarzan (informal), bit of beefcake Nearby words of hunk hunger hunger for or after something hungry hunk hunker down hunt hunt for something or someone Synonyms of 'hunk' hunk Explore 'hunk' in the dictionary
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