Definition of CHUNK

chunk

Plural: chunks

Noun

  • a compact mass
  • a substantial amount
    • "we won a chunk of money"
  • A part of something that has been separated.
  • A representative portion of a substance, often large and irregular.
  • A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a bundle or cluster.
  • A discrete segment of a file, stream, etc. (especially one that represents audiovisual media); a block.
  • A segment of a comedian's performance.
  • Archaic form of chank (“type of spiral shell”).

Verb

Verb Forms: chunked, chunking, chunks

  • To make a dull, heavy sound; to throw or drop heavily.
  • put together indiscriminately
  • group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
  • To break into large pieces or chunks.
  • To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size.
  • To throw.
  • Deal a substantial amount of damage to an opponent.

Examples

  • a chunk of granite
  • examples of chunks would include "in accordance with", "the results of", and "so far"
  • He decided to CHUNK his high-scoring ’Q’ onto the double-letter square.
  • He's chunked right before the next battle so he has to regen HP.
  • The statue broke into chunks.

Origin / Etymology

Variant of chuck; or alternatively a diminutive of chump (“chunk; block”) + *-k (diminutive suffix) (compare hunk from hump, etc.).

Scrabble Score: 14

chunk: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chunk: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chunk: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

chunk: valid Words With Friends Word