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Definition of chunk
1 : a short thick piece or lump (as of wood or coal)
2 : a large noteworthy quantity or part bet a sizable chunk of money on the race
3 : a strong thickset horse usually smaller than a draft horse
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Examples of chunk in a Sentence
She cut the fruit into large chunks.
She spends a good chunk of her day on the phone.
He devoted a large chunk of time to the project.
Recent Examples of chunk from the Web
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That's why the prospect of an estimated 22 million fewer insured over the next decade is a hard vote for a sizable chunk of the party to take.
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Valparaiso also has a very low number of violent crimes, a respectable median income of $50,000 and housing won't eat up a big chunk of that money, the report noted.
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Arrange 3 chunks of wood or a handful of chips next to, not on top of, coals.
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Bruce Rauner spent a chunk of his personal fortune running for Governor in 2014 to save Illinois from its tax-and-spend political class.
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FOR MORE OF AL.COM'S COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE NFL, GO TO OUR NFL PAGE Louis got a good look with the first team in the offseason program because injuries caused Coleman and Britt to miss chunks of practice.
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Chunks of concrete also were knocked out of the divider and the overpass pillars may have been damaged.
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As Kassam reports, an icebreaker the researchers were using got diverted off the coast of Newfoundland when huge chunks of ice trapped boats in the area.
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A large chunk of bonuses vest in August, presenting an incentive for the former executives to reach an agreement before that month, according to one of the people.
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Origin and Etymology of chunk
perhaps alteration of chuck short piece of wood
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Definition of chunk
intransitive verb
: to make a dull plunging or explosive sound the rhythmic chunking of thrown quoits — John Updike
transitive verb
: to mishit (a golf ball or shot) by striking the ground behind the ball
Recent Examples of chunk from the Web
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Some even hand-deliver the mineral chunks back to the slopes of the Kilauea volcano.
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As needed, cut the steak into chunks the size of a Roma tomato, about 2 by 3 inches (5 by 7.5 cm).
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Origin and Etymology of chunk
imitative
CHUNK Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of chunk for English Language Learners
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: a thick piece of something
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: a large amount or part of something
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