chunk
🇺🇸
/tʃʌŋk/
🇬🇧
/tʃʌŋk/
noun
C1
a thick, solid piece cut or broken from something
I cut a large chunk of cheese for the sandwich.
C1
a large amount of something
This project used a big chunk of our money.
R
a group of words learned together in language learning
Language learners often memorize a chunk of words as one phrase.
translation
a thick, solid piece cut or broken from something; a large amount of something; a group of words learned together in language learning
Word Forms
Plural
chunks