hunk
noun
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Definition of hunk
1
: a large lump, piece, or portion
a hunk of bread
2
: an attractive and usually well-built man
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Examples of hunk in a Sentence
a steak cut into meaty hunks
That actor is such a hunk!
Recent Examples on the Web
This easy soup will take about 15 minutes to prepare and requires little more than a side salad and hunk of crusty bread to make a perfect dinner. — ExpressNews.com, "Thursday Recipe: Zucchini Potato Soup with Chicken," 28 Aug. 2019 But combing through all those countless pages, scrolling and searching for what feels like hours to find that stuff that's actually good and not just a hunk of junk from China? — Shayna Murphy, USA TODAY, "The 5 best Amazon deals you can get this Thursday," 22 Aug. 2019 Where McKeel picks up, the protagonist, Marie, has sprained her ankle, and a millionaire hunk named Devon is driving her to Presbyterian Hospital in his red Ford Mustang. — Travis Deshong, chicagotribune.com, "In the age of ear buds and audiobooks, they want to be the voices in your head," 10 Aug. 2019 The windows of the Wadsworth home exploded inward and a hunk of Jones’s car rocketed straight toward the old man sitting in his chair, landing just short at his feet. — Leah Sottile, Longreads, "Chapter One: A Quiet Man," 15 July 2019 Physical attraction may only be skin deep; going all out to pursue a pretty face or a handsome hunk could backfire. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, "Horoscope for June 28, 2019: Happy birthday John Cusack; Capricorn; keep the bar set at a realistic level," 28 June 2019 So far the Timm family has pulled a lot of metal garbage out of area waterways, including a 75-pound unidentified hunk of metal pulled from the Milwaukee River near Grafton. — Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Magnet fishing is a slimy new hobby where people pull guns, bikes and weird stuff out of Milwaukee-area rivers, lakes and lagoons," 25 June 2019 By midday several hundred people had gathered, many carrying machetes, eager to carve off hunks of fat and flesh to supplement their diet of coconut, fish, and starches. — Craig Welch, National Geographic, "More people are eating marine animals—with deadly results," 22 May 2019 Adding heavy hunks of metal to the equation when your body is just getting the lay of the land can be dangerous. — Amy Marturana, SELF, "5 Things to Know Before Working Out on the Beach," 6 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hunk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hunk
hunk
noun
English Language Learners Definition of hunk
: a large lump or piece of something
informal
: an attractive man
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hunk
noun
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Kids Definition of hunk
: a large lump or piece
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