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chunk
1[ chuhngk ]
noun
- a thick mass or lump of anything:
a chunk of bread;
a chunk of firewood.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Informal. a thick-set and strong person.
- a strong and stoutly built horse or other animal.
- a substantial amount of something:
Rent is a real chunk out of my pay.
verb (used with object)
- to cut, break, or form into chunks:
Chunk that wedge of cheese and put the pieces on a plate.
- to remove a chunk or chunks from (often followed by out ):
Storms have chunked out the road.
verb (used without object)
- to form, give off, or disintegrate into chunks:
My tires have started to chunk.
chunk
2[ chuhngk ]
verb (used with object)
- to toss or throw; chuck:
chunking pebbles at the barn door.
- to make or rekindle (a fire) by adding wood, coal, etc., or by stoking (sometimes followed by up ).
chunk
/ ʃʌŋ /
noun
- a thick solid piece, as of meat, wood, etc
- a considerable amount
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chunk1
Idioms and Phrases
- blow chunks, Slang. to vomit.
Example Sentences
"The money is there. You've got the colleges, the tech but there's a large chunk of people who don't see any of that money. Abbey ward is where you see that."
Some just stand there looking calm, some move around wildly and others spend a good chunk of time shadowing the fourth official.
In fact, I — a virtual Luddite — was able, over the course of three years of research, to imagine a reasonable plan that could take down a good chunk of the world’s internet.
With a huge chunk of its budget slated to disappear, LAHSA’s long-term future is now in question.
The person covered one surveillance camera with duct tape but was filmed by a separate camera throwing a chunk of concrete at the car multiple times and cutting the tires, police said.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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