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chunk

/t͡ʃʌŋk/noun, verb1 syllable

Chunk means: a compact mass.

Synonyms for chunk21

noun, as in a compact mass

ball, clod, glob, lump, clump

verb, as in group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

collocate, lump

verb, as in put together indiscriminately

lump

also used for chunk

bit, hunk, chip, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, bundle, cluster, chuck, fling, hurl, bung, cast, cook

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What does chunk mean?4

noun

1

a compact mass“a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”

2

a substantial amount“we won a chunk of money”

verb

1

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

2

put together indiscriminately“lump together all the applicants”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chunk?12

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Chunk in a sentence

  • Writing, translating, and updating correspondence took up a large chunk of his nights.DJ_Saidez
  • I break large, time-consuming tasks into chunks.Art4704
  • Break down your tasks into smaller, manageable chunks.Amastan
  • I was hit by a huge chunk of meat.AlanF_US
  • All of the students were looking at a little chunk of metal.Scott
  • The beautifully preserved disc-shaped skeleton has a chunk missing from its left side.Hybrid
  • He grabbed a good chunk of her hair.Amastan
  • I have chunks of rose quartz in my bedroom.mervert1

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of chunk

as a noun

plural
chunks

as a verb

past tense
chunked
present participle
chunking
third-person singular
chunks
past participle
chunked