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[tʃʌŋk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a thick, solid piece of something
(e.g: huge chunks of masonry littered the street)
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Origin
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late 17th century: apparently an alteration of chuck
[tʃʌŋk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- divide (something) into chunks
(e.g: chunk four pounds of pears)
- (in psychology or linguistic analysis) group together (connected items or words) so that they can be stored or processed as single concepts
(e.g: pupils are able to chunk phrases or propositions into units)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late 17th century: apparently an alteration of chuck
[tʃʌŋk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- move with or make a muffled, metallic sound
(e.g: the door chunked behind them)
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Origin
:
late 19th century: imitative
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