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chunk

UK/t͡ʃʌŋk/ US/ˈtʃʌŋk/ fairly common slang
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a compact mass

  • “a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”
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verb

1.

put together indiscriminately

  • “lump together all the applicants”
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2.

group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • chunk of change

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