塊 — meaning in English

English meaning

• block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
• chunk noun A thick, irregular piece or lump of something.
• lump noun A solid piece or mass of something without a definite shape.

Senses

塊 is used for these senses in English:

• block A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
• chunk A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone.
• lump Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.

block — full definition

1. noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
2. noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
3. noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
4. verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
5. verb To stop someone from contacting you online.

chunk — full definition

1. noun A thick, irregular piece or lump of something.
2. noun A large or significant portion of something, such as time or money.
3. noun A discrete segment of data, such as part of a file or a stream, transferred or processed as one unit.
4. verb To break something into large pieces.
5. verb To throw something, especially carelessly.

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