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View usage for: (tʃʌŋk) Word forms: plural chunks1. countable nounChunks of something are thick solid pieces of it. They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice. ...a chunk of meat. [+ of] Cut the melon into chunks. Synonyms: piece, block, mass, portion More Synonyms of chunk 2. countable nounA chunk of something is a large amount or large part of it. [informal] The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport. [+ of] (tʃʌŋk) noun1. a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc Word origin C17: variant of chuck2chunk in American English (tʃʌŋk) noun1. a short, thick piece, as of meat or wood 2. a considerable portion 3. US a stocky animal, esp. a horse COBUILD Collocationschunk hefty chunk huge chunk large chunk Examples of 'chunk' in a sentencechunk It was difficult to train my attention to follow a narrative for large chunks of time.An actual chunk of meat would be too much like hard work.It does not look good for savers and the collapse could mean they lose a large chunk of their retirement pots.If any chunks are particularly thick, slice them in half lengthways.Success in today's thriller will pay off another large chunk.A large chunk of the table chat was about their 1980s predecessors.One small dolphin that washed ashore on a beach near Newquay appeared to have had a large chunk taken out of it by a shark.Serve in a wine glass with a chunk of ice.Many will have already moved a large chunk of their fund into cash.Use a brick or a chunk of wood as a fulcrum for turning your skewer.Flake the meat into chunks and set aside.One image that haunts him is of chunks of ice crashing off a glacier into the sea.Cut or pull the meat into large chunks.Huge chunks of ice were left scattered over the roof.These are people who spend considerable chunks of their lives trying to make the world a better place.My bed was 7ft wide and handmade from mighty chunks of wood.Flake the fish into large chunks, scatter on top then pour the vinaigrette over.In winter, chunks of ice rain down the cliff.Characters appear to be floating in mid-air for large chunks of the action.Furthermore, getting hit by chunks of ice is a very natural occurrence.A large chunk of its profits could disappear.A large chunk of his being has become a phantom limb.Trim the lamb of any hard fat and cut the meat into rough chunks of about 3cm and season with salt and pepper.A minute or two for each side of a chunk of lean meat at high heat in a pan does the job.What if you don't want the ubiquitous glass number or a chunk of wood that looks as though it drifted on to a beach?His summer transfer dealings were masterful; chunks of solid team-building. British English: chunk / tʃʌŋk/ NOUN A chunk of something is a thick solid piece of it. ...chunks of ice. - American English: chunk
- Arabic: قِطْعَة كَبِيرَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: pedaço
- Chinese: 大块
- Croatian: komad
- Czech: kus
- Danish: luns
- Dutch: brok
- European Spanish: pedazo grande
- Finnish: kimpale
- French: morceau
- German: Brocken
- Greek: χοντρό κομμάτι
- Italian: pezzo
- Japanese: 厚く切ったもの
- Korean: 큰 덩어리
- Norwegian: klump
- Polish: kloc
- European Portuguese: pedaço
- Romanian: bucată mare
- Russian: глыба
- Latin American Spanish: pedazo
- Swedish: bit fragment
- Thai: ก้อน
- Turkish: parça
- Ukrainian: шматок
- Vietnamese: khúc
Chinese translation of 'chunk' n (c) - [of ice, food etc]
大块(塊) (dàkuài) (个(個), gè) - (inf) [of land, income]
相当(當)大的部分 (xiāngdāng dà de bùfen)
Definition a thick solid piece of something Cut the melon into chunks. Synonyms dollop (informal) wodge (British, informal) Additional synonymsDefinition 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 Definition a large piece a thick hunk of bread Synonyms lump, piece, chunk, block, mass, wedge, slab, nugget, wodge (British, informal), gobbet Definition a small solid mass without definite shape a lump of wood Synonyms piece, group, ball, spot, block, mass, cake, bunch, cluster, chunk, wedge, dab, hunk, nugget, gob, clod, gobbet |