Hunk
noun
A large piece of something, without any definite shape.
He tore off a great hunk of bread.
Often appears as...
- hunk of bread
- hunk of meat
noun
An attractive man with a strong, muscular body.
She's dating some hunk from her gym.
Often appears as...
- handsome hunk
- muscle hunk
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
noun
A large piece of something, without any definite shape.
He tore off a great hunk of bread.
Often appears as...
- hunk of bread
- hunk of meat
noun
An attractive man with a strong, muscular body.
She's dating some hunk from her gym.
Often appears as...
- handsome hunk
- muscle hunk
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Shapeless Mass
Used for items with no fixed shape, often food or materials.
We gathered a hunk of clay to sculpt.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Quantity
Emphasizes the substantial size or quantity of the item.
He added a hunk of wood to the fire.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Usage
Primarily used in casual conversation rather than formal writing.
Grab a hunk of cake before it's all gone!
Pro Tip 1/3Shapeless Mass
Used for items with no fixed shape, often food or materials.
We gathered a hunk of clay to sculpt.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Quantity
Emphasizes the substantial size or quantity of the item.
He added a hunk of wood to the fire.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Usage
Primarily used in casual conversation rather than formal writing.
Grab a hunk of cake before it's all gone!
Pro Tip 1/3Shapeless Mass
Used for items with no fixed shape, often food or materials.
We gathered a hunk of clay to sculpt.
Pro Tip 2/3Large Quantity
Emphasizes the substantial size or quantity of the item.
He added a hunk of wood to the fire.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Usage
Primarily used in casual conversation rather than formal writing.
Grab a hunk of cake before it's all gone!
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Let's clean up the space...
Maybe you were lucky enough to be able to move it out of the way and into a shoulder lane so that it's out of the way of other traffic. A couple of hours ago, your car was a useful machine that you relied on in your everyday life. Now, it's a useless hunk of metal taking up space in a valuable transportation network.
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14 Tips On How To Have A...
something for the rest of their life you can gift food you can make food never throw your leftovers away the leftovers from your your roasts are the best part you can have the trimmings from all of the vegetables and the leftover bone from the hunk of meat or whatever that
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Where in the World is...
jessica nabanga has had enough adventures of a lifetime to fill well lots of lifetimes editing this episode was difficult because she told us so many great stories it was hard to choose from there was the time when she went to tonga and swam with hunk pack whales you know
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Scientists Create Tiny...
five degrees it doesn't seem like that would make all that big of a difference but it actually can have really big effects on the organisms out here insects which is most of animal life they're a convenient way to get a pretty big hunk of the picture these chambers
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Why is Mount Everest so...
also known as Mount Everest. At base camp, they hunker down for months waiting for the chance to scale the mountain's lofty, lethal peak. But why do people risk life and limb to climb Everest? Is it the challenge? The view? The chance to touch the sky?
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The real meaning of soul...
something in them seems to have shriveled seems to have turned in on itself as though in retreat they hunker down and build a wall around themselves sometimes even a physical wall of steel or concrete afraid of what's beyond as the unknown
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Shelter From a Snowstorm...
I'm not only protecting myself from the wind, but creating an insulated air pocket where I can try to stay warm. All I can do is hunker down and wait for the storm to pass. Priority right now is to keep myself warm.
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A Handy Zombie...
impossible for it to support itself on two legs this ragged hunk of roadkill is a crawler if I were you I'd hold it till the next rest stop though its body may be inactive zombie fungus is still
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Lesley Hazleton: The...
With the exception perhaps of a massive earthquake, we're protected from real awe. We close the doors and hunker down, convinced that we're in control, or, at least, hoping for control.
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Uber's plan to get more...
is used storing these hunks of steel. We even have skyscrapers built for cars. That's the world we live in today. Now, cities have been dealing with this problem for decades.
Video examples
Let's clean up the space...
Maybe you were lucky enough to be able to move it out of the way and into a shoulder lane so that it's out of the way of other traffic. A couple of hours ago, your car was a useful machine that you relied on in your everyday life. Now, it's a useless hunk of metal taking up space in a valuable transportation network.
Video examples
14 Tips On How To Have A...
something for the rest of their life you can gift food you can make food never throw your leftovers away the leftovers from your your roasts are the best part you can have the trimmings from all of the vegetables and the leftover bone from the hunk of meat or whatever that
Video examples
Where in the World is...
jessica nabanga has had enough adventures of a lifetime to fill well lots of lifetimes editing this episode was difficult because she told us so many great stories it was hard to choose from there was the time when she went to tonga and swam with hunk pack whales you know
Video examples
Scientists Create Tiny...
five degrees it doesn't seem like that would make all that big of a difference but it actually can have really big effects on the organisms out here insects which is most of animal life they're a convenient way to get a pretty big hunk of the picture these chambers
Video examples
Why is Mount Everest so...
also known as Mount Everest. At base camp, they hunker down for months waiting for the chance to scale the mountain's lofty, lethal peak. But why do people risk life and limb to climb Everest? Is it the challenge? The view? The chance to touch the sky?
Video examples
The real meaning of soul...
something in them seems to have shriveled seems to have turned in on itself as though in retreat they hunker down and build a wall around themselves sometimes even a physical wall of steel or concrete afraid of what's beyond as the unknown
Video examples
Shelter From a Snowstorm...
I'm not only protecting myself from the wind, but creating an insulated air pocket where I can try to stay warm. All I can do is hunker down and wait for the storm to pass. Priority right now is to keep myself warm.
Video examples
A Handy Zombie...
impossible for it to support itself on two legs this ragged hunk of roadkill is a crawler if I were you I'd hold it till the next rest stop though its body may be inactive zombie fungus is still
Video examples
Lesley Hazleton: The...
With the exception perhaps of a massive earthquake, we're protected from real awe. We close the doors and hunker down, convinced that we're in control, or, at least, hoping for control.
Video examples
Uber's plan to get more...
is used storing these hunks of steel. We even have skyscrapers built for cars. That's the world we live in today. Now, cities have been dealing with this problem for decades.
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Quote examples
Larry Page
American Businessman
My grandfather was an autoworker, and I have a weapon he manufactured to protect himself from the company that he would carry to work. It's a big iron pipe with a hunk of lead on the head. I think about how far we've come as companies from those days, where workers had to protect themselves from the company.
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Carrie-Anne Moss
Canadian Actress
That first year after a child, I kind of just hunker down at home - I surrender to that side of me. I don't try to get my body back or be in the world; I go the opposite way.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
Being dubbed as a hunk sort of annoys me. It gives me a yucky feeling.
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Hugh Dancy
British Actor
Because I don't really think of myself as a hunk, to be honest.
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Joe Penny
American Actor
I guess being a hunk is a lot better than being a chunk.
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George Takei
American Actor
To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time.
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Kelly Ripa
American Entertainer
I get paid to make out with the hunks!
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Fabio Lanzoni
Italian Actor
I don't see myself as a hunk of meat.
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John Mayer
American Musician
I really don't want to be a hunk.
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Dinah Manoff
American Actress
I've always dated hunks.
Quote examples
Larry Page
American Businessman
My grandfather was an autoworker, and I have a weapon he manufactured to protect himself from the company that he would carry to work. It's a big iron pipe with a hunk of lead on the head. I think about how far we've come as companies from those days, where workers had to protect themselves from the company.
Quote examples
Carrie-Anne Moss
Canadian Actress
That first year after a child, I kind of just hunker down at home - I surrender to that side of me. I don't try to get my body back or be in the world; I go the opposite way.
Quote examples
Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
Being dubbed as a hunk sort of annoys me. It gives me a yucky feeling.
Quote examples
Hugh Dancy
British Actor
Because I don't really think of myself as a hunk, to be honest.
Quote examples
Joe Penny
American Actor
I guess being a hunk is a lot better than being a chunk.
Quote examples
George Takei
American Actor
To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time.
Quote examples
Kelly Ripa
American Entertainer
I get paid to make out with the hunks!
Quote examples
Fabio Lanzoni
Italian Actor
I don't see myself as a hunk of meat.
Quote examples
John Mayer
American Musician
I really don't want to be a hunk.
Quote examples
Dinah Manoff
American Actress
I've always dated hunks.
Example 1 of 10
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