chunk

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Synonyms: chink, chuck, clunk, hunk, thunk, chank, chonk, crunk, schunk, chun, chuuk

Antonyms: chink, chuck, clunk, hunk, thunk, chank, chonk, crunk, schunk, chun, chuuk

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Noun

1. A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
   • The statue broke into chunks.
   • a chunk of granite
2. A large or substantial portion of something.
3. A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic.
4. A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.
5. A segment of a comedian's performance.

Verb

1. To break into large pieces or chunks.
2. To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size.
3. To throw.
4. To add wood to a fire or to stoke it.
5. To deal a substantial amount of damage to an opponent.
   • He's chunked right before the next battle so he has to regen HP.
6. To remove a chunk from.

Noun

1. Archaic form of chank (“type of spiral shell”).

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