hunk

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\ ˈhəŋk

Definition of hunk

1 : a large lump, piece, or portion a hunk of bread

2 : an attractive and usually well-built man

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Examples of hunk in a Sentence

a steak cut into meaty hunks That actor is such a hunk!

Recent Examples on the Web That's a big hunk of the more than 12 billion letters, cards and packages the postal service expects to deliver between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. — Rachel Layne, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2021 The dumbest hunk on Bravo acquitted himself nicely this season, even ending on an MCU-style extra scene teasing his future with Paige. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021 Midway through The Matrix, Cypher glides a knife through an enormous steak, gazes at the hunk of meat dangling off his fork, and acknowledges that his reality is not, well, real. — Amy Webb, Wired, 1 Dec. 2021 This hunk of ice at the bottom of the world is roughly the same size as Britain or Florida. — Eric Mack, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021 The machine ended up a farcical hunk of equipment, a laugh line for both the Jetsons and the audience. — Britt H. Young, Wired, 14 Dec. 2021 The brutal launch and unexpected handling prowess from such a large hunk of metal was astounding then and remains so to this day. — Jacob Kurowicki, Car and Driver, 10 Dec. 2021 The sweater selection itself was uncontroversial, yet the color, a shade of pink traditionally reserved for teen girl diaries and baby girl onesies, was still startling when worn by a hunk. — New York Times, 15 Dec. 2021 The dismembered bits are gross but effective: Nothing makes killer Ts go wild more than a hunk of mutilated virus splattered onto the surface of an infected cell. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2021

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