chunk.
A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
Meaning & usage
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.
a chunk of granite
A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone. A large or substantial portion of something.
A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic.
A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.
A segment of a comedian's performance.
Where this word 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.
To break into large pieces or chunks.
To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size.
To throw.
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.
Where this word 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.
Archaic form of chank (“type of spiral shell”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.