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HUNK

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large piece of something without definite shape

Example:

a lump of coal

Synonyms:

hunk; lump

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("hunk" is a kind of...):

part; piece (a portion of a natural object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hunk"):

nodule ((mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment))

nugget (a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A well-built sexually attractive man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hunk" is a kind of...):

adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))

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