hunk

noun \ ˈhəŋk \

Updated on: 20 Apr 2018

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 of hunk from the Web

On the edge of Wausau, Rib Mountain — a four-mile-long hunk of nearly 1.5-billion-year-old quartzite — gets more than 400,000 visits a year, Keeffe said.

— brian e. clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Rib Mountain might not be Wisconsin's highest point, but it stands tall as a terrific state park," 5 Apr. 2018
And a new study suggests that the northern tip of Queensland, Australia was actually once a hunk of North America, reports Naaman Zhou at The Guardian.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "Researchers Find a Chunk of North America Stuck to Australia," 24 Jan. 2018
And Maybe Even War The number of satellites orbiting Earth increased 40 percent in just the past five years, and those hunks of metal are snapping pictures at a mind-blowing rate.

— grant burningham, Newsweek, "How Satellite Imaging Will Revolutionize Everything From Stock Picking to Farming," 8 Sep. 2016
Likewise, the physicality that defined his early roles — a big hunk of man-meat swinging from jungle vines — is put to use here, as Chace bops around Italy with ultra-American swagger.

— anna silman, The Cut, "Brendan Fraser Is Giving the Most Delightful Performance on TV Right Now," 1 Apr. 2018
The special Masson concrete was fun stuff, the frozen chocolate custard looped with soft marshmallow threads and big hunks of mint chocolate.

— alison cook, Houston Chronicle, "Burger Friday: Shake Shack," 30 Mar. 2018
Lee’s minestrone gets most of its flavor from the frozen pasta with vegetables, a can of Italian-seasoned tomatoes and a good hunk of tomato paste.

— daniel neman, charlotteobserver, "Cooking from scratch faces off with semi-homemade | Charlotte Observer," 20 Mar. 2018
DeGeneres, being a thoughtful, supportive friend, decided that Janney should get a little celebration right then and there, and immediately summoned three shirtless hunks to dance and help Janney properly celebrate her Academy Award.

— yohana desta, HWD, "Allison Janney’s Oscar Victory Tour Now Includes Shirtless Hunks," 19 Mar. 2018
Even Cesar, obviously positioned as the friend group’s resident hunk, is pretty awkward.

— refinery29.com, "Breaking Down The Complex Sexual Dynamics Of Netflix's On My Block," 16 Mar. 2018

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