What does chunk mean?
Definitions for chunk
tʃʌŋkchunk
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word chunk.
Princeton's WordNet
ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunknoun
a compact mass
"a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
chunkverb
a substantial amount
"we won a chunk of money"
lump, chunkverb
put together indiscriminately
"lump together all the applicants"
collocate, lump, chunkverb
group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Wiktionary
chunknoun
A part of something that has been separated.
The statue broke into chunks.
chunknoun
A representative of a substance at large, often large and irregular.
A chunk of granite.
chunknoun
A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.
chunkverb
To break into large pieces or chunks.
chunkverb
To throw.
Etymology: Variant of chuck.
ChatGPT
chunk
A chunk refers to a significant, distinct, or sizable piece or portion of something larger. It can be used to describe physical entities like a piece of food or rock as well as abstract concepts like data or information. In general, it's a part of a whole, often separated from the main body.
Webster Dictionary
Chunknoun
a short, thick piece of anything
Etymology: [Cf. Chump.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chunk
chungk, n. a thick piece of anything, as wood, bread, &c. [Perh. related to Chuck.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
chunk
A coarse slice of meat or bread; more properly junk. Also, the negro term for lumps of firewood.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chunk in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chunk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of chunk in a Sentence
For a big chunk of our guests, it's the moms who are making decisions.
This is the way that a big chunk of millenials watch news.
Bumble Bee recalled specific codes of canned Chunk Light Tuna produced in Chicken of the Sea's Georgia production facility, a third-party supplier for Bumble Bee.
Executive Director J. Pete Blair:
One of the things that motivates at least a big chunk of them is the search for notoriety and fame.
We're seeing a good chunk of interest. People can't just put all their money into apartments.
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- قطعةArabic
- парчеBulgarian
- kus, kousekCzech
- lunsDanish
- StückGerman
- trozo, pedazoSpanish
- näyte, pala, lohkoFinnish
- bloc, morceau, pièceFrench
- टुकड़ाHindi
- darabHungarian
- bingkahIndonesian
- pezzo, toccoItalian
- חתיכהHebrew
- チャンクJapanese
- ಚಂಕ್Kannada
- 큰 덩어리Korean
- perçeKurdish
- klump, bitNorwegian
- brok, klomp, stukDutch
- klumpNorwegian
- pedaçoPortuguese
- кусокRussian
- klump, bitSwedish
- துண்டின்Tamil
- భాగంTelugu
- ก้อนThai
- yığınTurkish
- 塊Chinese
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