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[chuhngk] 
–noun
| 1. | a thick mass or lump of anything: a chunk of bread; a chunk of firewood. |
| 2. | Informal. a thick-set and strong person. |
| 3. | a strong and stoutly built horse or other animal. |
| 4. | a substantial amount of something: Rent is a real chunk out of my pay. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to cut, break, or form into chunks: Chunk that wedge of cheese and put the pieces on a plate. |
| 6. | to remove a chunk or chunks from (often fol. by out): Storms have chunked out the road. |
–verb (used without object)
| 7. | to form, give off, or disintegrate into chunks: My tires have started to chunk. |
chunk
2 [chuhngk] –verb (used with object) South Midland and Southern U.S.
| 1. | to toss or throw; chuck: chunking pebbles at the barn door. |
| 2. | to make or rekindle (a fire) by adding wood, coal, etc., or by stoking (sometimes followed by up). |
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| chunk (chŭngk) n.
v. tr. To form into chunks. v. intr. To make a dull clacking sound: listened to the rundown copier chunk along. [Perhaps variant of chuck2.] |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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