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chunk

1 of 2

noun

ˈchəŋk How to pronounce chunk (audio)
1
: a short thick piece or lump (as of wood or coal)
2
: a large noteworthy quantity or part
bet a sizable chunk of money on the race
3
: a strong thickset horse usually smaller than a draft horse
4
psychology : a unit of information retained in the memory and easily recalled
The process of memorizing may be simply the formation of chunks, or groups of items that go together, until there are few enough chunks so that we can recall all the items. Marilyn Sternglass
A chunk represents a recoding of information. For example, the sequence 149217761941 would, for most of us, be a snap to remember. Almost automatically we'd recode the 12 digits into three chunks, 1492, 1776, 1941, all key dates in US history. Robert Kanigel

chunk

2 of 2

verb

chunked; chunking; chunks

intransitive verb

: to make a dull plunging or explosive sound
the rhythmic chunking of thrown quoits John Updike

transitive verb

1
: to mishit (a golf ball or shot) by striking the ground behind the ball
2
psychology : to organize (separate units of information) into a single large unit that is retained in the memory and easily recalled
To recall a 10-digit telephone number, for instance, a person could chunk the digits into three groups: the area code (such as 021), then a three-digit chunk (639) and a four-digit chunk (4345). Jonathan K. Foster

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun She cut the fruit into large chunks. She spends a good chunk of her day on the phone. He devoted a large chunk of time to the project.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The greenest way to play More than console or game production, Abraham’s figures suggest that playing games represents the biggest chunk of the game industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. Daniel Starkey, Ars Technica, 4 Sep. 2022 Yet Institute researchers found households making over $76,000 would get nearly half of the $549 billion in total relief, with the wealthiest households, those making over $116,000, getting the largest total chunk. David Benoit, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Beyond the administration’s public health efforts, the second largest chunk of the money the White House is requesting would go toward Ukraine. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2022 After the chunk gashed the starboard side, passengers rushed to lifeboats and were rescued several hours later by another nearby cruise ship. Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2022 The biggest chunk of spending is on corporate welfare for green-energy companies. The Editors, National Review, 9 Aug. 2022 Even in the small chunk of data Slipski was studying, there were so many distinct cloud populations, each varying in height and brightness. Wired, 3 Aug. 2022 Forbes found that, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a significant chunk of his gift was a transfer in late July of about 44.5 million shares of Canadian National Railway–worth nearly $5.2 billion. Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Similarly, Cave Creek has six Town Council seats up for grabs and two of the four incumbents running for reelection — Kathryn Royer and Thomas McGuire — have received the biggest chunk of the votes so far. Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 2 Aug. 2022
Verb
Roast the sweet flesh as a side, or chunk it for stews. Arricca Sansone, Country Living, 9 Sep. 2022 Unlike years past, when BYU would chunk games at home, this year BYU does not play more than two consecutive weeks at home (in weeks four and five against Wyoming and Utah State). Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 Roast the medium-sweet flesh, or chunk it for stews. Arricca Sansone, Country Living, 19 July 2020 In the first round, Mattie, Swaggy, and Cory decide to team up and chunk out the sequence together. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 21 May 2020 This beastly setup offers Nvidia’s high-end Titan RTX graphics card, paired with a 4GHz processor, 32GB of RAM, and a full terabyte of storage space, with the option to rent more in those 256GB chunks at $3 a pop. Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 12 Mar. 2020 The Bruins chunked several birdie putts, including a slick third-period setup from Charlie McAvoy that Chris Wagner heeled wide of an open net. Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2020 Capacity can be increased by chunking information into smaller bits (level 3). Kenneth A. Kiewra, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2019 Capacity can be increased by chunking information into smaller bits (level 3). Kenneth A. Kiewra, Quartz, 4 Sep. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

perhaps alteration of chuck short piece of wood

Verb

imitative

First Known Use

Noun

1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1890, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of chunk was in 1691

Phrases Containing chunk

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