/ Dictionary / Index C chunk: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chunk Pronunciation: (chungk), [key] — n. a thick mass or lump of anything: a chunk of bread; a chunk of firewood. a thick-set and strong person. a strong and stoutly built horse or other animal. a substantial amount of something: Rent is a real chunk out of my pay. —v.t. to cut, break, or form into chunks: Chunk that wedge of cheese and put the pieces on a plate. to remove a chunk or chunks from (often fol. by out): Storms have chunked out the road. —v.i. to form, give off, or disintegrate into chunks: My tires have started to chunk. chunk Pronunciation: (chungk), [key] — v.t. South Midland and Southern U.S. to toss or throw; chuck: chunking pebbles at the barn door. to make or rekindle (a fire) by adding wood, coal, etc., or by stoking (sometimes followed by up). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: chunk (Thesaurus) Chungking chunky Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language