chuck

[Chuck]

To toss something is to chuck it. You might kill some time in your yard before dinner, where you and your sister can chuck a football back and forth.

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To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

Noun
a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill

Noun
informal terms for a meal

Noun
the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade

Verb
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"

Verb
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

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Verb
throw carelessly; "chuck the ball"

Verb
throw away; "Chuck these old notes"


v. i.
To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

v. i.
To chuckle; to laugh.

v. t.
To call, as a hen her chickens.

n.
The chuck or call of a hen.

n.
A sudden, small noise.

n.
A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.

v. t.
To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.

v. t.
To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.

v. t.
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.

n.
A slight blow or pat under the chin.

n.
A short throw; a toss.

n.
A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.

n.
A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.

n.
A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.

n.
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.


Chuck

Chuck , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chucked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chucking.] [Imitative of the sound.] 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

Chuck, v. t. To call, as a hen her chickens. Dryden.

Chuck

Chuck, n. 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

Chuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chucked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Chucking.] [F. choquer to strike. Cf. Shock, v. t.] 1. To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
Chucked the barmaid under the chin.
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

Chuck, n. 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. Chuck farthing, a play in which a farthing is pitched into a hole; pitch farthing. -- Chuck hole, a deep hole in a wagon rut. -- Elliptic chuck, a chuck having a silder and an eccentric circle, which, as the work turns round, give it a sliding motion across the center which generates an ellipse. Knight.

Chuck

Chuck , n. 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

Chuck, n. 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.]

To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

To call, as a hen her chickens.

The chuck or call of a hen.

To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.

A slight blow or pat under the chin.

A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.

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.

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Usage Examples

We talked about many issues, like welfare, is it the way of life or hand up? Talked about size of government, how much should it tax families and small businesses? And when we left that lunch, we got in the car and I looked over at Chuck and said, 'I'll be damned. we're Republicans.'

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Other Usage Examples

The traditional spokespersons for the Evangelicals, such as Chuck Colson and James Dobson, have become alarmed about this drift away from the 'Family Values' issues that they believe should be the overwhelming concerns of Evangelicals. They have expressed their displeasure in letters of protest circulated through the religious media.

By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician who considers himself above politics.

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