CHUNK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chunk mean?
• CHUNK (noun)
The noun CHUNK has 2 senses:
1. a compact mass
2. a substantial amount
Familiarity information: CHUNK used as a noun is rare.
• CHUNK (verb)
The verb CHUNK has 2 senses:
1. put together indiscriminately
2. group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Familiarity information: CHUNK used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHUNK (noun)
Meaning:
A compact mass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
chunk; clod; glob; clump; lump; ball
Context example:
a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
Hypernyms ("chunk" is a kind of...):
agglomeration (a jumbled collection or mass)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chunk"):
clot; coagulum (a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid)
gob (a lump of slimy stuff)
clew (a ball of yarn or cord or thread)
Meaning:
A substantial amount
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context example:
we won a chunk of money
Hypernyms ("chunk" is a kind of...):
large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)
• CHUNK (verb)
Meaning:
Put together indiscriminately
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
chunk; lump
Context example:
lump together all the applicants
Hypernyms (to "chunk" is one way to...):
accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
chunk; collocate; lump
Hypernyms (to "chunk" is one way to...):
group (arrange into a group or groups)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
