chuck Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun informal terms for a meal
    eats; grub; chow.
  2. noun the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
  3. noun a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
  4. verb throw carelessly
    toss.
    • chuck the ball
  5. verb throw away
    ditch.
    • Chuck these old notes
  6. verb pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
    pat.
  7. verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up.
    • After drinking too much, the students vomited
    • He purged continuously
    • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

WordNet

Chuck intransitive verb
Etymology
Imitative of the sound.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Chucked ; present participle & verbal noun Chucking
Definitions
  1. To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
  2. To chuckle; to laugh. R. Marston.
Chuck transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To call, as a hen her chickens. Dryden.
Chuck noun
Definitions
  1. The chuck or call of a hen.
  2. A sudden, small noise.
  3. A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick. "Pray, chuck, come hither." Shak.
Chuck transitive verb
Etymology
F. choquer to strike. Cf. Shock, v. t.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Chucked ; present participle & verbal noun Chucking
Definitions
  1. To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
    Chucked the barmaid under the chin. W. Irving.
  2. To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch. Colloq. "Mahomet Ali will just be chucked into the Nile." Lord Palmerson.
  3. (Mech.) To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
Chuck noun
Definitions
  1. A slight blow or pat under the chin.
  2. A short throw; a toss.
  3. (Mach.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon. Knight.
Chuck noun
Definitions
  1. A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone. Scot.
  2. pl. A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones. Scot.
Chuck noun
Definitions
  1. A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast. Colloq.

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