1
: a large lump, piece, or portion
a hunk of bread
2
: an attractive and usually well-built man
Examples of hunk in a Sentence
a steak cut into meaty hunks
That actor is such a hunk!
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
Some of your fave Hallmark hunks will be stopping by our office and giving us a sneak peek at what to expect from their holiday slate.
—Alex Apatoff, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The largest reactor, Big Bertha, was a rusty hunk of metal about three feet across.
—Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
On one tape, Stiffy becomes Stiffy Bravo, a parody of Cartoon Network’s beefy hunk, Johnny Bravo.
—Reanna Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Hunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hunk. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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hunk
noun1
: a large lump or piece
2
: a male who is physically very attractive
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