chunk

Meanings

• noun

  A large piece or mass of something, typically one that is smaller than a whole but larger than a fragment.

  - "He took a chunk of cheese from the block."
  - "The dog ate a large chunk of meat."

• verb

  To take a large bite or piece of (food)

  - "He chunked off a big piece of pizza."
  - "She chunked a piece of cake into her mouth."

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Pronunciation

1. /t͡ʃʌŋk/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with chunk
hunk , sunk , munk , junk

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Variants

List of all variants of chunk that leads to same result
chunk , chunks , chunked , chunking , chunk of change

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Etymology

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Old English cneogan, from cneosan ‘to gnaw, bite’. Related to knaw.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'chunk' was used in early computer programming to refer to a large block of data or instructions.

2. In the children's book 'Charlotte's Web', Wilbur the pig is saved from being slaughtered when Fern prays for a 'chunk of luck'.

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Related Concepts

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1. morsel: A small piece of food, especially one that is eaten at a meal.

2. bite-sized: Divided into small enough pieces to be easily consumed or understood.

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Culture

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In literature, 'chunk' is often used in a humorous or colloquial context. For example, in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', Tom and Huck 'chunk' apples at each other during a game.

How to Memorize "chunk"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large piece of food, like a hamburger or a piece of cake, and visualize taking a big bite out of it.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'chunk' with the image of a large piece of food or a large mass of something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating 'chunk' with 'hunk of food'.

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