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Common collocations with chunk in American Collocation

chunk noun countable

US /tʃʌŋk/

large

big
great
hefty
huge
large
significant
sizeable
substantial

small enough to be dealt with easily

bite-sized
digestible
manageable
small

The lessons are broken down into bite-sized chunks.

food

beef
bread
cheese
chicken
cucumber
lamb
meat
pineapple

Spread the paste thickly onto chunks of fresh crusty bread.

hard, solid substance

concrete
ice
masonry
metal
rock
wood

Cracks appeared in the walls, and huge chunks of masonry fell to the ground.

time or money

budget
day
money
salary
time

Driving the kids to school can take a great chunk out of each day – time that not all parents can spare.

I have to repay $250 every month, and that’s a big chunk of my salary.