Meaning & use
hunk
A large, solid piece of something, especially food or another physical material.
See it in a sentence
He cut off a large hunk of bread to go with the soup.
Movie posters often portrayed him as a hunk with broad shoulders and a charming smile.
A note on using this word
Hunk informally also describes a physically attractive, muscular man, a very different sense from a piece of material.
Words with a similar meaning
chunklump
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