hunk

/hʌɳk/

Thân thiện

A child breaks off a hunk of cheese to eat.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large piece of something without a definite shape: A thick, solid, often irregularly shaped piece of a material, especially food.
   • A well-built, sexually attractive man: (Informal) A man who is considered physically attractive, typically because he is muscular and strong.

Examples of Usage

• As a large piece:

  • She cut a hunk of cheese from the block.
  • The recipe calls for a hunk of butter the size of an egg.
  • He threw a hunk of wood onto the fire.

• As an attractive man:

  • In the movie, the hero is portrayed as a muscular hunk.
  • The calendar featured a different shirtless hunk for each month.

Advanced Usage

• "A hunk of a man": An emphatic phrase to describe a very large, strong, and attractive man.
  • He's not just tall; he's a real hunk of a man.

Variants and Related Words

• Hunky (adjective): Having the qualities of a hunk; muscular and sexually attractive.
  • The actor is known for his hunky physique.

Synonyms

• Chunk: A thick, solid piece of something. (Often interchangeable for the "piece" meaning, though "chunk" can imply a piece broken or cut off from a larger whole).
• Slab: A broad, flat, thick piece of stone, wood, or food.
• Hunk (for the "attractive man" meaning): Adonis, heartthrob, stud (informal).

Related Phrases

• Hunk down (phrasal verb): To squat or crouch down low. (Note: This is a separate phrasal verb and not a direct variant of the noun "hunk").
  • We had to hunk down behind the wall to avoid being seen.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a large piece of something without definite shape
   • a hunk of bread
   • a lump of coal
2. a well-built sexually attractive man

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lump