Hunk Definition

hŭngk

hunks

noun

hunks

A large piece, lump, or slice of bread, meat, etc.; chunk.

Webster's New World

A sexually attractive man, esp. one who is large and well-built.

Webster's New World

A large or dense piece of something.

A hunk of metal.

Wiktionary

(computing) A record of differences between almost contiguous portions of two files (other sources of information). Differences that are widely separated by areas which are identical in both files would not be part of a single hunk. Differences that are separated by small regions which are identical in both files may comprise a single hunk. Patches are made up of hunks.

Wiktionary

(US, slang) A honyock.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
bulk
a pile
bunch
a good bit
a fair quantity
good-sized bit
large piece
mass
portion
gob
chunk
lump
clod
wad
nugget

Other Word Forms of Hunk

Noun

Singular:

hunk

Plural:

hunks

Origin of Hunk

Probably Dutch hunke, 1813. The sense of an attractive man is recorded in Australian slang in 1941, in jive talk in 1945.

From Wiktionary
Perhaps from Flemish hunke a piece of food

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition