Synonyms of chunk
63 similar words
Another word for chunk is bit. Other synonyms of chunk are hunk, lump, chip, tranche and clip.
Synonyms and similar words for chunk
nounA part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of...
- bitA portion of something.
- hunkA large or dense piece of something.
- lump
- chipA small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
- tranche
- clipSomething which has been clipped from a larger whole.
- crumbA small piece of any other solid substance.
- crumblingMaterial that has crumbled away; crumbs.
- cuttingA section removed from a larger whole.
- flake
- fragmentA part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not.
- ort
- piece
- piecemealA fragment; a scrap.
- portionThat which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything.
- scrapA (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.
- scrapletA little scrap; a small piece of something.
- sliceA thin, broad piece cut off.
- sneadA piece; bit; slice.
- snippetA small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.
- fleak dialectal, obsoleteA thin piece that is chipped or peeled off from the surface of something else.
- mammock obsoleteA shapeless piece; a fragment.
- steck dialectal, obsoleteA piece or an item.
nounA sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic.
verbTo throw.
- chuckTo throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- flingTo throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
- hurlTo throw (something) with force.
- bung Australia, UK
- castTo throw.
- dashTo throw violently.
- dumpTo put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence, to unload from a cart by tilting it.
- feck
- heaveTo throw, cast.
- hieldTo throw; cast; put.
- hoy AustraliaTo throw.
- huckTo throw or chuck.
- launchTo throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.
- lobTo throw.
- peckTo throw.
- peg slangTo throw.
- pitchTo throw.
- precipitateTo throw an object or person from a great height.
- projectTo cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
- quoitTo throw like a quoit.
- shyTo throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.
- slightTo throw heedlessly.
- skewTo hurl or throw.
- slingTo throw with a circular or arcing motion.
- throw
- tossTo throw with an initial upward direction.
- trajectTo throw or cast through, over, or across.
- whang Australia, UKTo throw with a rapid slamming motion.
- whipTo throw or kick an object at a high velocity.
- whopTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
- wingTo throw.
- yeet slang
- cook UK, dialectalTo throw.
- jerk obsoleteTo throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the hand.
- hurtle archaic, literaryTo propel or throw (something) hard or violently; to fling, to hurl.
- pick obsoleteTo throw; to pitch.
- thrill obsoleteTo hurl; to throw; to cast.
- warp obsolete, rareTo throw.
Meaning of chunk
- noun A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
- noun A large or substantial portion of something.
- noun A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic.
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