Collocations for "chunk"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chunk" in context.
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chunk
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- a chunk of [money, change, cash]
- a chunk of [code, text, data]
- chunks of [metal, silver, masonry, rocks, stones]
- chunks of [roast, barbecued] meat
- [thick, solid] chunks of [onion, carrot, meat]
- [tear, break] off a chunk of bread
- [dip, dunk] your chunk (of bread) in the [sauce, soup]
- [chewed, bit off] a chunk of (the) [chocolate, candy] (bar)
- soup with chunks of [beef, vegetables, potatoes] (in it)
- [spitting out, coughing up] chunks of [food]
- [spent, invested] a chunk of her [money, inheritance]
- [spent, invested] her chunk of the [money, inheritance]
- [read, learn, memorize] this (poem, story, musical composition) in chunks
- chunk (up) (the) [cheese, bread, chocolate, pears]
- [peel, scrub] and chunk the potatoes
- chunked out the [road, surface, highway]
- [storms, hailstone, a missile] chunked out the [road]
- chunk [phrases, excerpts, expressions, verbs]
- chunk [phrases] [together, into]
- chunk [data, information]
- chunk the [data] into [small, manageable] [files, units, parts]
- chunk [reading, comprehension, exercises]
- chocolate chunk [cookies, ice cream]
'chunk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):