chunk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a compact mass
    clod; ball; glob; lump; clump.
    • a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
  2. noun a substantial amount
    • we won a chunk of money
  3. verb put together indiscriminately
    lump.
    • lump together all the applicants
  4. verb group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
    collocate; lump.

WordNet


Chunk noun
Etymology
Cf. Chump.
Definitions
  1. A short, thick piece of anything. Colloq. U. S. & Prov. Eng.

Webster 1913