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 (chk) 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 3 (chk) intr.v. chucked, chuck·ing, chucks To make a clucking sound. n. A clucking sound. [Middle English chukken, of imitative origin.] |
chuck1
vb (mainly tr)
1. Informal to throw
2. to pat affectionately, esp under the chin
3. (sometimes foll by in or up) Informal to give up; reject he chucked up his job she chucked her boyfriend
4. (intr; usually foll by up) Slang chiefly US to vomit
chuck off at Austral and NZ informal to abuse or make fun of
n
1. a throw or toss
2. a playful pat under the chin
chuck2
n
1. (Cookery) Also called chuck steak a cut of beef extending from the neck to the shoulder blade
2. (Engineering / 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 independent jaw chuck a similar device having independently adjustable jaws for holding an unsymmetrical workpiece
[variant of chock]
chuck3
vb
(intr) a less common word for cluck [2]
n
1. a clucking sound
2. a term of endearment
[C14 chukken to cluck, of imitative origin]
chuck4
n Canadian W coast
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a large body of water
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) short for saltchuck (the sea)
[from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka chauk]
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 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" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" |
| 2. | chuck - throw away; "Chuck these old notes" 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 | |
| 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" |
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.
Translations
chuck1 [tʃʌk]
chuck2 [tʃʌk]
chuck4 [tʃʌk] N (Tech) → portabrocas m inv
A. N
B. VT
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!
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
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
chuck2 [tʃʌk]
B. CPD chuck wagon N → carromato m de provisiones
chuck4 [tʃʌk] N (Tech) → portabrocas m inv
chuck [ˈtʃʌk]
chuck1
chuck2
chuck3
vt (inf)
(= throw) → schmeißen (inf)
(inf) girlfriend etc → Schluss machen mit; job → hinschmeißen (inf); chuck it! (= stop it) → Schluss jetzt!
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)
chuck2
n (Tech) → Spannfutter nt
chuck3
n (dated US inf: = food) → Essen nt
chuck1 [tʃʌk] vt (fam)
chuck1 [tʃʌk] vt (fam)
chuck2 [tʃʌk] n (also chuck steak) → spalla
chuck2 [tʃʌk] n (also chuck steak) → spalla
chuck3 [tʃʌk] n (Tech) → mandrino
chuck3 [tʃʌk] n (Tech) → mandrino
a. (throw) → 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
chuck1 [tʃʌk] vt (fam)
a. (throw) → 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
chuck2 [tʃʌk] n (also chuck steak) → spalla
chuck2 [tʃʌk] n (also chuck steak) → spalla
chuck3 [tʃʌk] n (Tech) → mandrino
chuck3 [tʃʌk] n (Tech) → mandrino
v 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 던저버리다 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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