hunk of bread

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• Hunk — Hunk, n. [Cf. {Hunch}.] 1. A large lump or piece; a hunch; as, a hunk of bread. [Colloq.] 2. a sexually attractive, well built man. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hunk — [hʌŋk] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Flemish; Origin: hunke] 1.) a thick piece of something, especially food, that has been taken from a bigger piece hunk of ▪ a hunk of bread 2.) informal a sexually attractive man with a big strong body …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bread — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ hard, mouldy/moldy, soggy, stale ▪ This bread is going stale. ▪ crusty …   Collocations dictionary

• hunk — [[t]hʌ̱ŋk[/t]] hunks 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A hunk of something is a large piece of it. ...a thick hunk of bread. ...hunks of wood. 2) N COUNT (approval) If you refer to a man as a hunk, you mean that he is big, strong, and sexually attractive.… …   English dictionary

• hunk — noun 1) a hunk of bread Syn: chunk, piece, wedge, block, slab, lump, square; gobbet 2) informal he s such a hunk Syn: good looking man, heartthrob, macho man; informal babe …   Thesaurus of popular words

• hunk — noun Etymology: Dutch dialect hunke Date: circa 1813 1. a large lump, piece, or portion < a hunk of bread > 2. an attractive and usually well built man …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hunk — noun (C) 1 a thick piece of something, especially food, that has been cut or torn from a bigger piece (+ of): a hunk of bread. 2 (C) informal a man who is attractive because he is big and strong …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• hunk — n. 1 a a large piece cut off (a hunk of bread). b a thick or clumsy piece. 2 colloq. a a very large person. b esp. US a sexually attractive man. Derivatives: hunky adj. (hunkier, hunkiest). Etymology: 19th c.: prob. f. Flem. hunke …   Useful english dictionary

• hunk — [ hʌŋk ] noun count 1. ) a large piece of a solid substance: a hunk of meat/bread/plastic/concrete 2. ) INFORMAL a strong and sexually attractive man …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hunk — [huŋk] n. [Fl hunke, hunk] Informal 1. a large piece, lump, or slice of bread, meat, etc.; chunk 2. a sexually attractive man, esp. one who is large and well built …   English World dictionary

• hunk — (n.) 1813, large piece cut off, possibly from W.Flem. hunke (used of bread and meat), which is perhaps related to Du. homp lump, hump. Meaning attractive, sexually appealing man is first attested 1945 in jive talk (in Australian slang, it is… …   Etymology dictionary