chunk

1 of 2

noun

ˈchəŋk

: a short thick piece or lump (as of wood or coal)

: a large noteworthy quantity or part

bet a sizable chunk of money on the race

: a strong thickset horse usually smaller than a draft horse

psychology : a unit of information retained in the memory and easily recalled

The process of memorizing may be simply the formation of chunks, or groups of items that go together, until there are few enough chunks so that we can recall all the items.

Marilyn Sternglass

A chunk represents a recoding of information. For example, the sequence 149217761941 would, for most of us, be a snap to remember. Almost automatically we'd recode the 12 digits into three chunks, 1492, 1776, 1941, all key dates in US history.

Robert Kanigel

chunk

2 of 2

verb

chunked; chunking; chunks

intransitive verb

: to make a dull plunging or explosive sound

the rhythmic chunking of thrown quoits

John Updike

transitive verb

: to mishit (a golf ball or shot) by striking the ground behind the ball

psychology : to organize (separate units of information) into a single large unit that is retained in the memory and easily recalled

To recall a 10-digit telephone number, for instance, a person could chunk the digits into three groups: the area code (such as 021), then a three-digit chunk (639) and a four-digit chunk (4345).

Jonathan K. Foster

Synonyms

Noun

abundance
barrel
basketful
boatload
bucket
bunch
bundle
bushel
carload
deal
dozen
fistful
gobs
good deal
heap
hundred
lashings [chiefly British]
lashins
loads
lot
mass
mess
mountain
much
multiplicity
myriad
oodles
pack
passel
peck
pile
plateful
plenitude
plentitude
plenty
pot
potful
profusion
quantity
raft
reams
scads
sheaf
shipload
sight
slew
spate
stack
store
ton
truckload
volume
wad
wealth
yard

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Example Sentences

Noun She cut the fruit into large chunks. She spends a good chunk of her day on the phone. He devoted a large chunk of time to the project.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The greenest way to play More than console or game production, Abraham’s figures suggest that playing games represents the biggest chunk of the game industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Daniel Starkey, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2022 Yet Institute researchers found households making over $76,000 would get nearly half of the $549 billion in total relief, with the wealthiest households, those making over $116,000, getting the largest total chunk.

David Benoit, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Beyond the administration’s public health efforts, the second largest chunk of the money the White House is requesting would go toward Ukraine.

Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2022 After the chunk gashed the starboard side, passengers rushed to lifeboats and were rescued several hours later by another nearby cruise ship.

Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2022 The biggest chunk of spending is on corporate welfare for green-energy companies.

The Editors, National Review, 9 Aug. 2022 Even in the small chunk of data Slipski was studying, there were so many distinct cloud populations, each varying in height and brightness.

Wired, 3 Aug. 2022 Forbes found that, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a significant chunk of his gift was a transfer in late July of about 44.5 million shares of Canadian National Railway–worth nearly $5.2 billion.

Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Similarly, Cave Creek has six Town Council seats up for grabs and two of the four incumbents running for reelection — Kathryn Royer and Thomas McGuire — have received the biggest chunk of the votes so far.

Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022

Verb

Roast the sweet flesh as a side, or chunk it for stews.

Arricca Sansone, Country Living, 9 Sep. 2022 Unlike years past, when BYU would chunk games at home, this year BYU does not play more than two consecutive weeks at home (in weeks four and five against Wyoming and Utah State).

Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 Roast the medium-sweet flesh, or chunk it for stews.

Arricca Sansone, Country Living, 19 July 2020 In the first round, Mattie, Swaggy, and Cory decide to team up and chunk out the sequence together.

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 May 2020 This beastly setup offers Nvidia’s high-end Titan RTX graphics card, paired with a 4GHz processor, 32GB of RAM, and a full terabyte of storage space, with the option to rent more in those 256GB chunks at $3 a pop.

Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 12 Mar. 2020 The Bruins chunked several birdie putts, including a slick third-period setup from Charlie McAvoy that Chris Wagner heeled wide of an open net.

Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2020 Capacity can be increased by chunking information into smaller bits (level 3).

Kenneth A. Kiewra, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2019 Capacity can be increased by chunking information into smaller bits (level 3).

Kenneth A. Kiewra, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2019 See More

单词	chunk
释义	chunk 1 of 2 noun ˈchəŋk 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 The process of memorizing may be simply the formation of chunks, or groups of items that go together, until there are few enough chunks so that we can recall all the items. Marilyn Sternglass A chunk represents a recoding of information. For example, the sequence 149217761941 would, for most of us, be a snap to remember. Almost automatically we'd recode the 12 digits into three chunks, 1492, 1776, 1941, all key dates in US history. Robert Kanigel chunk 2 of 2 verb chunked; chunking; chunks intransitive verb : to make a dull plunging or explosive sound the rhythmic chunking of thrown quoits John Updike transitive verb 1 : to mishit (a golf ball or shot) by striking the ground behind the ball 2 psychology : to organize (separate units of information) into a single large unit that is retained in the memory and easily recalled To recall a 10-digit telephone number, for instance, a person could chunk the digits into three groups: the area code (such as 021), then a three-digit chunk (639) and a four-digit chunk (4345). Jonathan K. Foster Synonyms Noun abundance barrel basketful boatload bucket bunch bundle bushel carload deal dozen fistful gobs good deal heap hundred lashings [chiefly British] lashins loads lot mass mess mountain much multiplicity myriad oodles pack passel peck pile plateful plenitude plentitude plenty pot potful profusion quantity raft reams scads sheaf shipload sight slew spate stack store ton truckload volume wad wealth yard See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun She cut the fruit into large chunks. She spends a good chunk of her day on the phone. He devoted a large chunk of time to the project. Recent Examples on the Web Noun The greenest way to play More than console or game production, Abraham’s figures suggest that playing games represents the biggest chunk of the game industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. Daniel Starkey, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2022 Yet Institute researchers found households making over $76,000 would get nearly half of the $549 billion in total relief, with the wealthiest households, those making over $116,000, getting the largest total chunk. David Benoit, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Beyond the administration’s public health efforts, the second largest chunk of the money the White House is requesting would go toward Ukraine. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2022 After the chunk gashed the starboard side, passengers rushed to lifeboats and were rescued several hours later by another nearby cruise ship. Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2022 The biggest chunk of spending is on corporate welfare for green-energy companies. The Editors, National Review, 9 Aug. 2022 Even in the small chunk of data Slipski was studying, there were so many distinct cloud populations, each varying in height and brightness. Wired, 3 Aug. 2022 Forbes found that, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a significant chunk of his gift was a transfer in late July of about 44.5 million shares of Canadian National Railway–worth nearly $5.2 billion. Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Similarly, Cave Creek has six Town Council seats up for grabs and two of the four incumbents running for reelection — Kathryn Royer and Thomas McGuire — have received the biggest chunk of the votes so far. Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022 Verb Roast the sweet flesh as a side, or chunk it for stews. Arricca Sansone, Country Living, 9 Sep. 2022 Unlike years past, when BYU would chunk games at home, this year BYU does not play more than two consecutive weeks at home (in weeks four and five against Wyoming and Utah State). Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 Roast the medium-sweet flesh, or chunk it for stews. Arricca Sansone, Country Living, 19 July 2020 In the first round, Mattie, Swaggy, and Cory decide to team up and chunk out the sequence together. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 May 2020 This beastly setup offers Nvidia’s high-end Titan RTX graphics card, paired with a 4GHz processor, 32GB of RAM, and a full terabyte of storage space, with the option to rent more in those 256GB chunks at $3 a pop. Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 12 Mar. 2020 The Bruins chunked several birdie putts, including a slick third-period setup from Charlie McAvoy that Chris Wagner heeled wide of an open net. Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2020 Capacity can be increased by chunking information into smaller bits (level 3). Kenneth A. Kiewra, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2019 Capacity can be increased by chunking information into smaller bits (level 3). Kenneth A. Kiewra, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Noun perhaps alteration of chuck short piece of wood Verb imitative First Known Use Noun 1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1890, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Phrases Containing chunk chunk of change chunk of change Kids Definition chunk noun ˈchəŋk : a short thick piece a chunk of ice chunk noun 1 as in ton a considerable amount that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ton loads pile plenty bunch dozen deal quantity slew lot hundred bundle stack wealth raft much bucket heap gobs fistful truckload abundance boatload wad volume basketful plateful oodles mountain scads mass pot peck pack yard potful sheaf barrel reams myriad store mess bushel shipload carload passel plenitude good deal profusion multiplicity plentitude sight spate surplus lashings excess thousands lashins all kinds (of) million score quite a bit flood rash overabundance plague bonanza sea swarm surfeit plethora horde cram deluge multitude superabundance crush overmuch overflow oversupply overage overkill redundancy flock epidemic embarrassment host trillion bevy army press crowd throng zillion superfluity herd legion mob gazillion drove jillion kazillion Antonyms & Near Antonyms bit handful fragment ounce mouthful spot grain hint strain scrap taste speck pittance shade shadow ray sprinkling peanuts molecule portion pinch touch trace particle atom dab glimmer streak dram shred sprinkle piece suspicion mite dot modicum granule lick crumb ace tad mote section iota nip whit scintilla smidgen smattering little jot tittle drop smidgeon scruple dash smidgin smidge morsel fleck shot driblet flyspeck nubbin lack absence shortage paucity scarcity smatter deficit poverty deficiency want dearth famine inadequacy insufficiency undersupply scarceness meagerness scantiness skimpiness scantness See More 2 as in hunk a small uneven mass a little chunk of dirt Synonyms & Similar Words hunk wad clump lump glob piece blob nugget gob dollop portion gobbet knob nub bit bead clod bulk drop clot patch nubble globule block chip particle scrap morsel crumb body granule nubbin
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