Chunk — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun verb /ˈchəŋk/

Meaning & Definition of Chunk

Chunk (noun)

  1. a short thick piece or lump (as of wood or coal)
  2. a large noteworthy quantity or part
  3. a strong thickset horse usually smaller than a draft horse

Chunk (verb)

  1. to make a dull plunging or explosive sound
  2. to mishit (a golf ball or shot) by striking the ground behind the ball
  3. to organize (separate units of information) into a single large unit that is retained in the memory and easily recalled

Chunk (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a considerable amount

    "that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change"

    similar: abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, lashings (chiefly British), loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sheaf, shipload, sight, slew, spate, stack, store, ton, truckload, volume, wad, wealth, yard, all kinds (of), quite a bit
    related: epidemic, plague, rash, bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, plethora, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, deluge, flood, overflow, army, bevy, cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mob, multitude, press, score, sea, swarm, throng, gazillion, jillion, kazillion, million, thousands, trillion, zillion
    opposite: ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen, speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste, touch, trace
    near: atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit, smatter, smattering, dash, drop, morsel, shot, piece, portion, section, absence, dearth, famine, lack, paucity, poverty, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want, deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, meagerness, scantiness, scantness, skimpiness

  2. a small uneven mass

    "a little chunk of dirt"

    similar: blob, clod, clot, clump, dollop, glob, gob, gobbet, hunk, knob, lump, nub, nubble, nugget, wad
    related: bead, drop, globule, block, body, bulk, particle, piece, portion, bit, chip, crumb, granule, morsel, nubbin, patch, scrap

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Chunk

The most common words with a similar meaning to Chunk:

Chiefly British: lashings
abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Chunk

Words with the opposite meaning of Chunk:

ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen, speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste

Related Words for Chunk

epidemic, plague, rash, bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, plethora, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, deluge, flood, overflow, army, bevy, cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host

Near Antonyms of Chunk

atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit, smatter, smattering, dash, drop, morsel, shot, piece, portion, section

Word Forms of Chunk

Inflections: chunked, chunking, chunks

Origin & Etymology of Chunk

perhaps alteration of chuck short piece of wood

First known use: 1691

Vocabulary Lists & Topics for Chunk

Words & Phrases Containing Chunk

chunk of change

Frequently Asked Questions about Chunk

What does "Chunk" mean?

"Chunk" means a short thick piece or lump (as of wood or coal). As an a noun and a verb, it is defined as: a short thick piece or lump (as of wood or coal). It has 2 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Chunk"?

Other words for "Chunk" include abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle and bushel. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Chunk" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Chunk"?

There are 132 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Chunk". Common alternatives include abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload and deal.

What is the opposite of "Chunk"?

Antonyms of "Chunk" include ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful and hint. Near antonyms include atom, crumb, dot and fleck.

How do you use "Chunk" in a sentence?

Examples of "Chunk" in a sentence: "that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change"; "a little chunk of dirt".

Is "Chunk" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Chunk" can be used as a noun and a verb, depending on the context.

Is "Chunk" useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and other English exams?

As a C1-level word, "Chunk" is typical of Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE), IELTS band 7.0–8.0, TOEFL iBT 95–113, PTE Academic 76–84, TOEIC Listening & Reading 945+. Advanced words like this are also useful for the GRE, SAT, GMAT, and LSAT.

How do you pronounce "Chunk"?

"Chunk" is pronounced /ˈchəŋk/.