chunk

A thick piece that has broken off or been cut from something larger.

• She ate a chunk of cheese.
• Chunks of ice floated down the river.
• A large chunk broke off the wall.

How to use it: a chunk of something (He cut a chunk of bread.)

Similar words: piece, lump

Common phrases: chunk of cheese, large chunk, chunk of wood

To take away a large amount of an opponent’s health in a video game.

• That spell can chunk an enemy.
• The boss chunked me with one hit.
• We chunked their tank before the fight began.

Common phrases: chunk an enemy, chunk someone hard