hunk

hʌŋk

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Definition of hunk - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sizelarge piece of something without definite shape

He cut a hunk of bread for breakfast.

chunk

lump

mass

appearanceattractive and well-built man

She described her date as a real hunk.

beefcake

stud

technology

TECH.

record of differences between portions of files

TECH.

The programmer reviewed the hunk to fix the bug.

change

diff

patch

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large piece of something without definite shape

Expressions with hunk

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hunk of a man

very handsome and muscular man

Everyone admired the hunk of a man at the beach.

hunk of junk

worthless mechanical or electrical equipment

That old car is just a hunk of junk.

Origin of hunk

Middle English, hunke (lump)

Examples of hunk in a sentence

A hunk of metal was lying on the road.
The movie star is considered a hunk by many fans.
At the beach, he looked like a hunk in his swimwear.
He examined the hunk to understand the changes.
The hunk showed the differences in code versions.

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French:morceau, beau gosse, ...
German:Stück, attraktiver Mann, ...
Italian:pezzo, fusto, ...
Spanish:trozo, bombón, ...
Portuguese:naco, gato, ...
Chinese:大块, 帅哥, ...
Japanese:塊, イケメン, ...
Arabic:قِطْعَة كَبِيرَة, رَجُل وَسِيم, ...
Hebrew:גוּשׁ, חָתִיךְ, ...
Russian:кусок, красавчик, ...
Ukrainian:шматок, красунчик, ...
Hindi:बड़ा टुकड़ा, हैंडसम आदमी, ...
Bengali:বড় টুকরো, আকর্ষণীয় পুরুষ, ...
Catalan:tros, home atractiu, ...
Czech:kus, fešák, ...
Danish:klump, tiltrækkende mand, ...
Dutch:homp, knappe man, ...
Greek:κομμάτι, ελκυστικός άντρας, ...
Hungarian:darab, jó pasi, ...
Khmer:ដុំធំ, បុរសសង្ហាសាច់ដុំមាំមួន, ...
Korean:덩어리, 멋진 남자, ...
Persian:تکه بزرگ, مرد جذاب, ...
Polish:kawał, przystojniak, ...
Portuguese (BR):pedaço, gato, ...
Romanian:bucată, bărbat atrăgător, ...
Swedish:bit, snygging, ...
Thai:ชิ้นใหญ่, หนุ่มหล่อ, ...
Turkish:parça, yakışıklı, ...
Vietnamese:miếng lớn, chàng đẹp trai, ...

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