chuck

chuck ¹

 (chŭk)

tr.v. chucked, chuck·ing, chucks

1. To pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin.

2.

a. To throw or toss: chucked stones into the water.

b. Informal To throw out; discard: chucked my old sweater.

c. Informal To force out; eject: chucking out the troublemakers.

3. Informal To give up; quit: chucked her job.

n.

1. An affectionate pat or squeeze under the chin.

2. A throw, toss, or pitch.

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[Variant of chock, possibly from French choc, knock, blow; see shock¹.]

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chuck ²

 (chŭk)

n.

1. A cut of beef extending from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade.

2.

a. A clamp that holds a tool or the material being worked in a machine such as a lathe.

b. A clamping device for holding a drill bit.

3. Informal Food.

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[Dialectal chuck, lump, perhaps variant of chock.]

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chuck ³

 (chŭk)

intr.v. chucked, chuck·ing, chucks

To make a clucking sound.

n.

A clucking sound.

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[Middle English chukken, of imitative origin.]

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chuck

(tʃʌk)

vb (mainly tr)

1. informal to throw

2. to pat affectionately, esp under the chin

3. informal (sometimes foll by: in or up) to give up; reject: he chucked up his job; she chucked her boyfriend.

4. slang chiefly (usually foll by: up) US to vomit

5. chuck off at informal Austral and NZ to abuse or make fun of

n

6. a throw or toss

7. a playful pat under the chin

8. the chuck informal dismissal

[C16: of unknown origin]

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chuck

(tʃʌk)

n

1. (Cookery) Also called: chuck steak a cut of beef extending from the neck to the shoulder blade

2. (Mechanical Engineering)

a. Also called: three jaw chuck a device that holds a workpiece in a lathe or tool in a drill, having a number of adjustable jaws geared to move in unison to centralize the workpiece or tool

b. Also called: four jaw chuck or independent jaw chuck a similar device having independently adjustable jaws for holding an unsymmetrical workpiece

[C17: variant of chock]

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chuck

(tʃʌk)

vb

(intr) a less common word for cluck²

n

1. a clucking sound

2. a term of endearment

[C14 chukken to cluck, of imitative origin]

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chuck

(tʃʌk)

n

1. (Physical Geography) a large body of water

2. (Physical Geography) short for saltchuck

[C19: from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka chauk]

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chuck¹

(tʃʌk)

v.t.

1. to toss; throw.

2. to throw away.

3. to eject from a public place (often fol. by out).

4. to resign from: He's chucked his job.

5. to pat or tap lightly, as under the chin.

n.

6. a light pat or tap.

7. a toss; pitch.

[1575–85]

chuck²

(tʃʌk)

n.

1. the cut of beef between the neck and shoulder blade.

2. a block or log used as a chock.

3.

a. a device to center and clamp work in a lathe or other machine tool.

b. a device for holding a drill bit.

[1665–75; variant of chock. See chunk¹]

chuck³

(tʃʌk)

v.t., v.i.

1. to cluck.

n.

2. a clucking sound.

[1350–1400; Middle English chuk, expressive word]

chuck⁴

(tʃʌk)

n.

food; provisions.

[1840–50; special use of chuck²]

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chuck

Past participle: chucked
Gerund: chucking

Imperative

chuck

chuck

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chuck - informal terms for a meal     eats, grub, chow fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
	2.	chuck - the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade side of beef - dressed half of a beef carcass cut of beef - cut of meat from beef cattle blade - a cut of beef from the shoulder blade shoulder - a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
	3.	chuck - a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill collet chuck, collet - a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe drill - a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) electric drill - a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor holding device - a device for holding something jaw - holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object lathe - machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
Verb	1.	chuck - throw carelessly; "chuck the ball"   toss throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
	2.	chuck - throw away; "Chuck these old notes" ditch jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"
	3.	chuck - pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin pat caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"
	4.	chuck - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" barf, be sick, puke, regorge, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, retch, sick, spue, cat, disgorge, spew, honk, regurgitate, purge, cast egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

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chuck

verb (Informal)

1. throw, cast, pitch, shy, toss, hurl, fling, sling, heave Someone chucked a bottle and it caught me on the side of the head.

2. (often with away or out) throw out, dump (informal), scrap, get rid of, bin (informal), ditch (slang), junk (informal), discard, dispose of, dispense with, jettison I chucked a whole lot of old magazines and papers. Don't just chuck your bottles away - recycle them.

3. give up or over, leave, stop, abandon, cease, resign from, pack in, jack in Last summer, he chucked his job and went on the road.

4. (Austral. & N.Z. informal) vomit, throw up (informal), spew, heave (slang), puke (slang), barf (U.S. slang), chunder (slang, chiefly Austral.), upchuck (U.S. slang), do a technicolour yawn, toss your cookies (U.S. slang) It smelt so bad I thought I was going to chuck.

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chuck

verb

1. Informal. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:

discard, dispose of, dump, junk, scrap, throw away, throw out.

Informal: jettison, shuck (off).

Slang: ditch.

2. Informal. To put out by force:

bump, dismiss, eject, evict, expel, oust, throw out.

Slang: boot (out), bounce, kick out.

Idioms: give someone the boot, give someone the heave-ho, send packing, show someone the door, throw out on one's ear.

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Translations

رَمْي النِّفايَه

zahodit

kastesmide

schmeißenSpannfutter

botartirar

nakatavipatayrjötä

caressecaresserjeter

henda

gettarelicenziaremandrinospallaabbandonare

mestsviest

патрон

atmakfırlatmak

扔

chuck

¹ [tʃʌk]

A. N

1. (= throw) → tiro m, echada f

2. to get the chuck (from job) → ser despedido
to give sb the chuck (from relationship) → dar la patada a algn, plantar a algn

3. a chuck under the chin → una palmada cariñosa en la barbilla

B. VT

1. (= throw) → tirar, echar

2. (= throw away) (also chuck away) → tirar, botar (LAm); [+ money] → tirar; [+ chance] → desperdiciar

3. (= give up) (also chuck up, chuck in) [+ job] → dejar, plantar; [+ boyfriend, girlfriend] → dar la patada a, plantar
so I had to chuck it → así que tuve que dejarlo
chuck it! → ¡basta ya!, ¡déjalo!

4. to chuck sb under the chin → dar una palmada cariñosa bajo la barbilla a algn

chuck away VT + ADV [+ old clothes, books] → tirar, botar (LAm); [+ money] → despilfarrar; [+ chance] → desperdiciar

chuck in VT + ADV → abandonar, renunciar a
I'm thinking of chucking it in → estoy pensando en mandarlo a paseo

chuck out VT + ADV [+ rubbish] → tirar, botar (LAm); [+ person] → echar (fuera); [+ employee] → despedir, dar el pasaporte a

chuck up

A. VT + ADV → abandonar, renunciar a

B. VI + ADV (US) (= vomit) → arrojar

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chuck

² [tʃʌk]

A. N

1. (also chuck steak) → bistec m de pobre

2. (US) (= food) → manduca f DUDE RANCH

B. CPD chuck wagon N → carromato m de provisiones

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chuck

⁴ [tʃʌk] N (Tech) → portabrocas m inv

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chuck

[ˈtʃʌk]

vt

(= throw) → lancer, jeter

(British) [+ job] → lâcher

(British) (= finish with) [+ person] → plaquer

chuck in

vt [+ job] → lâcher

chuck out

vt [+ person] → flanquer dehors, flanquer à la porte

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chuck

¹

vt (inf)

(= throw) → schmeißen (inf)

(inf) girlfriend etc → Schluss machen mit; job → hinschmeißen (inf); chuck it! (= stop it) → Schluss jetzt!

to chuck somebody under the chin → jdm einen Kinnstüber versetzen

n (inf, = dismissal) → Rausschmiss m (inf); to give somebody the chuck → jdn rausschmeißen (inf), → jdn an die Luft setzen (inf); he got the chuck → er ist rausgeflogen (inf), → den haben sie an die Luft gesetzt (inf)

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chuck

²

n (Tech) → Spannfutter nt

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chuck

³

n (dated US inf: = food) → Essen nt

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chuck

¹ [tʃʌk] vt (fam)

a. (throw) → gettare

b. (also chuck away) → buttare, gettare

c. (also chuck up, chuck in) (job) → piantare

d. (boyfriend, girlfriend) → piantare

chuck out vt + adv (fam) (useless article) → buttare via; (person) → sbattere or buttare fuori

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chuck

² [tʃʌk] n (also chuck steak) → spalla

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chuck

³ [tʃʌk] n (Tech) → mandrino

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chuck

(tʃak) verb

to throw. Chuck this rubbish in the dustbin. gooi رَمْي النِّفايَه захвърлям lançar zahodit schmeißen smide; kaste πετώ, ρίχνω κτ. tirar viskama انداختن؛ پرتاب کردن nakata jeter לִזְרוֹק लापरवाही से फेंकना baciti, odbaciti eldob melemparkan henda buttare 投げ捨てる 던저버리다 mesti sviest; mest buang gooienkaste, hive, kassererzucać ارتېيل، غورځول ، په اسانۍ ارتېينه: دغوښې برخه ( دغاړې او اوږو تر مينځ lançar a arunca швырять (vy)hodiť vreči baciti slänga, hiva โยน atmak, fırlatmak 扔 кидати, жбурляти پھینکنا quăng; vứt 扔

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