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chunk¹
- /t͡ʃʌŋk/
Rhymes with -ʌŋk
Where it comes from
Variant of chuck; or alternatively a diminutive of chump (“chunk; block”) + *-k (diminutive suffix) (compare hunk from hump, etc.). Also compare Dutch schonk.
noun chunks
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A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
The statue broke into chunks.
Similar: bit, hunk, lump, chip, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak
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A large or substantial portion of something.
I'd be willing to bet a chunk of my retirement that the number hasn't decreased.
Similar: bit, hunk, lump, chip, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak
- A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic. In fact, some linguists suggest that 45 percent to 60 percent of what you produce in your L1 is functional chunks of language. These chunks of language also give you some sense of fluency.
- A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block. The first DWORD of a chunk data in the RIFF chunk is a four character code value identifying the form type of the file.
- A segment of a comedian's performance. You begin gathering two hours of dependable comedy by developing that first three-minute chunk. When you're satisfied with it, you create another three minutes of laughs, then another three minutes.
verb chunks · chunking · chunked
- To break into large pieces or chunks.
- To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size. These results offer tentative evidence that suggests that certain components of computer-mediated instruction (in this case, access to and control over syntactically chunked, captioned video) are not necessarily beneficial for certain learners […]
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To throw.
Calpurnia said it was hard on Helen, because she had to walk nearly a mile out of her way to availed the Ewells, who, according to Helen, “chunked at her” the first time she tried to use the public road.
Similar: chuck, fling, hurl, bung, cast, chunk, cook, dash, dump, feck, jerk, heave
- To add wood to a fire or to stoke it.
- To deal a substantial amount of damage to an opponent. He's chunked right before the next battle so he has to regen HP.
- To remove a chunk from. "Mind you keep very still," he said, "or I might chunk a bit out of you with the spade."
chunk²
- /t͡ʃʌŋk/
Rhymes with -ʌŋk
noun chunks
- Archaic form of chank (“type of spiral shell”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: collocate, ball, glob, lump, clump, clod, tranche, segment, piece, part, share, portion, amount, proportion, sum, extract
Translations
Every language
noun a part of something
| Español | trozo, pedazo, socotroco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조각 jogak |
| 日本語 | 塊 katamari |
| 中文 | 塊 /块 kuài |
| Português | pedaço |
| Français | pièce, morceau |
| Deutsch | Stück, Einzelteil |
| Italiano | pezzo, tocco |
| Română | bucată |
| Русский | кусо́к kusók |
| Tiếng Việt | mảnh, mẩu, cục |
noun sequence of two or more words
| Deutsch | Chunk |
|---|
noun a discrete segment of stream
| Français | fragment |
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