chunk

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a compact mass
  2. noun a substantial amount
  3. verb put together indiscriminately

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

ball, clod, glob, lump, clump

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