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Meaning of the word chunk in English

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chunk

US /tʃʌŋk/
UK /tʃʌŋk/
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Noun

1.

a thick, solid piece of something

Example:
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He cut a large chunk of bread.
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The dog buried a chunk of bone in the yard.
Synonym:
lump block slab hunk mass
2.

a significant amount or portion of something

Example:
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He spent a large chunk of his savings on a new car.
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We covered a good chunk of the material in class today.
Synonym:
portion share segment slice section

Verb

to break or cut something into large, thick pieces

Example:
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He chunked the potatoes before boiling them.
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The machine chunks the raw material into manageable sizes.
Synonym:
cut chop dice slice divide
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Related Word:
chunking