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chuck 1 (ch k)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.
[Variant of chock, possibly from French choc, knock, blow; see shock1.] |
chuck 2 (ch k)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.
[Dialectal chuck, lump, perhaps variant of chock.] |
chuck 1 Verb 1. Informal to throw carelessly 2. Informal (sometimes foll. by in, up)to give up; reject: he chucked in his job 3. to pat (someone) affectionately under the chin 4. Austral & NZ informal to vomit Noun 1. a throw or toss 2. a pat under the chin chuck 2 Noun 1. Also: (chuck steak) a cut of beef from the neck to the shoulder blade 2. a device that holds a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill [variant of chock] chuck 3 Noun W Canada 1. a large body of water 2. Also: (saltchuck) the sea [Chinook]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | chuck - informal terms for a meal 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 bladeblade - 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 drilldrill - a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) 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" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" | | 2. | chuck - throw away; "Chuck these old notes"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 chincaress, 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 |
chuck verb 4. slang 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)
Translationschuck [tʃʌk] ( inf) vt → werfen, schmeißen; (Brit) (also: chuck up, chuck in) (job) → hinschmeißen; chuck out chuck vt (person) → rausschmeißen; (rubbish etc) → wegschmeißen chuck [tʃʌk] vt → buttare, gettare; to chuck (up or in) ( BRIT) [+ job, person]; piantarechuck out vt → buttar fuori chuckv chuck [tʃak]to throw Chuck this rubbish in the dustbin. gooi رَمْي النِّفايَه захвърлям zahodit smide; kaste schmeißen πετώ, ρίχνω κτ. tirar viskama انداختن؛ پرتاب کردن heittää jeter לִזְרוֹק लापरवाही से फेंकना baciti, odbaciti eldob melemparkan henda buttare 投げ捨てる 던지다 mesti sviest; mest buang gooien kaste, hive, kassere rzucać lançar a arunca швырять (vy)hodiť vreči baciti slänga, hiva โยน atmak, fırlatmak 扔 кидати, жбурляти پھینکنا quăng; vứt 扔
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