chunk

/tʃəŋk/

/tʃəŋk/

Other forms: chunks; chunked; chunking

Definitions of chunk

1. noun

   a compact mass
   synonyms: ball, clod, clump, glob, lump

   types:

   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

   thrombus

   a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin

   embolus

   an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood

   type of:

   agglomeration

   a jumbled collection or mass
2. verb

   put together indiscriminately
   synonyms: lump

   type of:

   accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up

   get or gather together
3. verb

   group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
   synonyms: collocate, lump

   type of:

   group

   arrange into a group or groups
4. noun

   a substantial amount
   “we won a chunk of money”

   type of:

   large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity

   an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude