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My grandfather was an autoworker, and I have a weapon he manufactured to protect himself from the company that he would carry to work. It's a big iron pipe with a hunk of lead on the head. I think about how far we've come as companies from those days, where workers had to protect themselves from the company.
Larry Page

Meaning of "hunk" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HUNK

Probably related to Flemish hunke; compare Dutch homp lump.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HUNK

hunk  [hʌŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HUNK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hunk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HUNK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hunk in the English dictionary

The definition of hunk in the dictionary is a large piece. Other definition of hunk is Also called: hunk of a man a well-built, sexually attractive man.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HUNK


bunk
bʌŋk
chipmunk
ˈtʃɪpˌmʌŋk
chunk
tʃʌŋk
cyberpunk
ˈsaɪbəˌpʌŋk
debunk
diːˈbʌŋk
drunk
drʌŋk
dunk
dʌŋk
funk
fʌŋk
gunk
ɡʌŋk
junk
dʒʌŋk
kerplunk
kəˈplʌŋk
monk
mʌŋk
podunk
ˈpəʊdʌŋk
punk
pʌŋk
shrunk
ʃrʌŋk
skunk
skʌŋk
slam-dunk
ˌslæmˈdʌŋk
spunk
spʌŋk
sunk
sʌŋk
trunk
trʌŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HUNK

hunger pangs
hunger strike
hunger striker
hungerful
hungeringly
hungerly
Hungnam
hungrier
hungriest
hungrily
hungriness
hungry
hunk of a man
hunker
hunkers
hunkey
hunks
hunky
hunky-dory

WORDS THAT END LIKE HUNK

blue funk
blunk
clunk
countersunk
crunk
electro-funk
flunk
half-drunk
lunk
plunk
postpunk
preshrunk
punch-drunk
slam dunk
slunk
space junk
stunk
thunk
tree trunk
wardrobe trunk

Synonyms and antonyms of hunk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HUNK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hunk» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hunk

Translation of «hunk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HUNK

Find out the translation of hunk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hunk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hunk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大块
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trozo
570 millions of speakers

English

hunk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हंक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطعة كبيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ломоть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

naco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বড় দলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gros morceau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hunk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

großes Stück
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

切り取った大きな塊
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

큰 덩어리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hunk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một miếng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அப்பத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हंस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iri parça
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grosso pezzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przystojniak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скиба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bucată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hunk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hartebreker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hunk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hunk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hunk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNK»

The term «hunk» is very widely used and occupies the 8.466 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HUNK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hunk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hunk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hunk

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10 QUOTES WITH «HUNK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hunk.
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Anthony Bourdain
I don't have much patience for people who are self-conscious about the act of eating, and it irritates me when someone denies themselves the pleasure of a bloody hunk of steak or a pungent French cheese because of some outdated nonsense about what's appropriate or attractive.
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Hugh Dancy
Because I don't really think of myself as a hunk, to be honest.
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Daniel Dennett
The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore so it eats it!
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Harry Hamlin
In those days I was mortified, because I was a serious actor in my own mind, and then all of a sudden I'm this hunk.
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Boris Johnson
There is absolutely no one, apart from yourself, who can prevent you, in the middle of the night, from sneaking down to tidy up the edges of that hunk of cheese at the back of the fridge.
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Boris Kodjoe
I was looking to show people I could act. I was looking for something that would take me away from the whole hunk riding off into the sunset thing that people wanted me to play after Brown Sugar.
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Gerald McRaney
I had to think ahead. How much would I really enjoy committing five or seven years to working on this? When you're an unemployed actor offered a TV pilot, no matter who you are you're tempted by the good hunk of change to be made. It keeps you out of the unemployment line.
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Larry Page
My grandfather was an autoworker, and I have a weapon he manufactured to protect himself from the company that he would carry to work. It's a big iron pipe with a hunk of lead on the head. I think about how far we've come as companies from those days, where workers had to protect themselves from the company.
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Tristram Stuart
A hunk of beef raised on Scottish moorland has a very different ecological footprint from one created in an intensive feedlot using concentrated cereal feed, and a wild venison or rabbit casserole is arguably greener than a vegetable curry.
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George Takei
To do theater you need to block off a hunk of time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HUNK»

Discover the use of hunk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hunk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hunk
When Wes Hartley gets fired from his job as a video game designer, he is pushed to tryout for a starring role in a tween Revolutionary Epic.
Alex Harris, 2011
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Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
This beautiful volume celebrates one of the twentieth century's most important photographers, Dorothea Lange.
Elizabeth Partridge, 2013
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Notre Dame, Chicago Bears and Hunk Anderson
Notre Dame's Hunk Anderson is a football legend. Enshrined in the Football Foundation Hall of Fame, he is a bridge spanning the old and the modern eras of the sport as a player and coach.
Emil Klosinski, 2006
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Emma Hunk's Country Painting Style: 20 Decorative Painting ...
The text introduces the materials and equipment needed and covers the basic techniques, from preparing surfaces and cutting a stencil to protecting the finished work with varnish.
Emma Hunk, 2002
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Hunk City
Praise for Hunk City “Wilcox's South is equal parts ridiculous, recognizable, and contemporary. In Hunk City his one-of-a-kind satire is dead serious, but as light and fizzy as a champagne cocktail, a strange and delightful mix.” —Entertainment  ...
James Wilcox, 2008
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Hunk House
In order to save the local cable channel KRUQ from going under, senior programming director Hamilton Ipswich Peabody III decides to air Hunk House, a landmark gay reality show, but when he is short one contestant, he blackmails straight ...
Ben Tyler, 2002
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From Chunk to Hunk: Diary of a Fat Man
By age 33, Fred Anderson weighed over 370 pounds and suffered from diabetes, elevated blood pressure, sleep apnea, and chronic heartburn.
Fred Anderson, 2003
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Country painting projects: decorating on wood, pottery, and ...
Demonstrates how to decorate ordinary household objects such as buckets, trays, watering cans, and cookie jars with motifs featuring animals, fruits, and flowers
Emma Hunk, 1997
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The Hunk Machine
Teenaged detectives Salt and Pepper discover a sinister plot involving the stars of the movie that is filming in their town.
David A. Poulsen, 2007
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Hunk of the Month
"And to think, I owe it all to Hunk of the Month. " And speaking of hunks...the door to the makeshift studio opened and her husband walked in, crossing the room with that lazy, loose-hipped stride that Jude knew would still have the power to ...
JoAnn Ross, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HUNK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hunk is used in the context of the following news items.
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Patrick Schwarzenegger is an utter HUNK wearing a skin-tight vest …
The male model, who is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maia Shriver, showed off his impressive genes during a scorching photoshoot ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Hollywood hunk Tom Hardy gets bear-hugged by Royal Marines …
After spending his career playing soldiers, Hollywood hunk Tom Hardy had a taste of what it was like to be one after training with commandos ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
'Bachelorette' Hunk Ben Zorn Comes To JJ Lane's Rescue, Breaks …
Ben Zorn may not be the next Bachelor, but he should be able to gig as a superhero — one who saves a villain. According to TMZ, Ben, who ... «Starpulse.com, Jul 15»
4
Poldark hunk Aidan Turner looks totally transformed as he films …
The Poldark heartthrob plays ex-mercenary Philip Lombard in BBC One's upcoming adaptation of the best-selling crime novel and he's sporting ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
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Scouse Playboy Bunny Hannah Elizabeth says "I do" - Liverpool Echo
Scouse Playboy Bunny Hannah Elizabeth says "I do" to Love Island hunk. 22:06, 15 July 2015; By Laura Tacey ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
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Hunk of a durian peeler - Nation | The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: When Jordan Yeoh offered to help out at his friend's durian stall, little did he know of the storm he was going to cause on ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
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Matt Lucas 'dating toyboy' Luke Upton: Hunk's brother speaks of his …
Matt Lucas was spotted out with a rumoured toyboy in Beverly Hills this week and nobody was more stunned than the hunk's brother. The Little ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
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The Huntsman teaser photos show hunk actor Chris Hemsworth …
Now a brunette for the film, the hunk actor looks like he's heading somewhere wearing a black outfit while in character as the huntsman. «Venture Capital Post, Jul 15»
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Matt Lucas steps out with 23-year-old hunk in Beverly Hills amid …
Matt Lucas has reportedly bagged himself a hot, younger boyfriend. The Little Britain star, who was left devastated when his ex-husband Kevin McGee killed ... «South Carolina SC, Jul 15»
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Too. Much. Hunk!
Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, and a kneeling Channing Tatum made our heads explode during a massively star-packed Marvel ... «Us Magazine, Jul 15»

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