chunk
To break into large pieces or chunksTo break into large pieces or chunks.
» She spends a pretty good chunk of time just sitting there and looking out the window.
Sie verbringt recht viel Zeit damit, einfach nur dort zu sitzen und aus dem Fenster zu sehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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6 senses(transitive)To break into large pieces or chunks.
(transitive)To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size.
(Southern US, slang, transitive)To throw.
(Appalachia, intransitive)To add wood to a fire or to stoke it.
(transitive)To deal a substantial amount of damage to an opponent.
He's chunked right before the next battle so he has to regen HP.
(transitive)To remove a chunk from.
- put together indiscriminately
- group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Examples
25 sentencesShe spends a pretty good chunk of time just sitting there and looking out the window.
deSie verbringt recht viel Zeit damit, einfach nur dort zu sitzen und aus dem Fenster zu sehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was injured when a large chunk of ice slid off the roof and hit him.
Chunking helps improve memory retention.
Фрагментування допомагає покращити здатність запам'ятовувати. — Ahha
Sami removed a big chunk of carpet.
That boy threw a chunk of stone.
Origin
Variant of chuck; or alternatively a diminutive of chump (“chunk; block”) + *-k (diminutivVariant of chuck; or alternatively a diminutive of chump (“chunk; block”) + *-k (diminutive suffix) (compare hunk from hump, etc.). Also compare Dutch schonk.
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Forms
chunks, chunking, chunked, chunkedSynonyms
41 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle