I. ˈchəŋk noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps alteration of chuck (V)
1.
a. dialect : log , stump : a heavy piece of wood, especially of firewood ; sometimes : a piece of firewood made by splitting a log in quarters
b. : a piece of burning wood
get a chunk from a neighbor's fire
c. : a short thick piece often crudely or roughly formed : lump
a chunk of meat
a sizzling summer day holds few finer refreshments than a great chunk of cold watermelon — Jane Nickerson
2. : a sizable amount : a noteworthy quantity : a large portion
six months is a chunk out of any man's life — Upton Sinclair
3.
a. : a strong thickset horse usually smaller than a typical draft horse
b. : a person and especially a child who is large or stocky
the chubby little chunk who had played in the sandpile — Dorothy C. Fisher
— often used with of
a fine chunk of a man
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: probably from chunk (I)
1. chiefly South : throw
chunk sticks at grazing cows
chunked three more stones into the water — Dan Wickenden
also : throw things at : pelt
2. dialect : to build or revive (a fire) by throwing on fuel or by raking or stirring — sometimes used with up
3. : to remove chunks from (a skid road) — usually used with out
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: perhaps by alteration
: chink II 2
IV. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: imitative
: to make a dull plunging or explosive sound : proceed while making dull plunging sounds
V. noun
( -s )
: a dull plunging or explosive sound
VI. noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening
: chunkey