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Definition of Chuck

1. Verb. Throw carelessly. "The children Chuck the ball"; "Chuck the ball"

2. Noun. Informal terms for a meal.

3. Verb. Throw away. "Chuck these old notes"

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

5. Verb. Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin.

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

7. Verb. Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

Definition of Chuck

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

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

3. n. The chuck or call of a hen.

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

5. n. A slight blow or pat under the chin.

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

7. 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.

Definition of Chuck

1. Proper noun. (uncountable) A diminutive of the male given name ''Charles''. ¹

2. Proper noun. (countable) a Chuck Taylor shoe (usually referred to in plural form, '''Chucks'''). ¹

3. Proper noun. (Canada slang) The city of Edmonton (so named because of the large Ukrainian population; -chuk (-???) is common suffix in Ukrainian surnames). ¹

4. Noun. (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. ¹

5. Noun. (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder. ¹

6. Noun. (dialect obsolete) A chicken, a hen. ¹

7. Noun. A clucking sound. ¹

8. Noun. (slang) A friend or close acquaintance. ¹

9. Noun. A gentle touch or tap. ¹

10. Noun. (informal) A casual throw. ¹

11. Noun. (slang) An act of vomiting. ¹

12. Noun. (cricket informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action. ¹

13. Verb. To make a clucking sound. ¹

14. Verb. To touch or tap gently. ¹

15. Verb. (transitive informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner. ¹

16. Verb. (transitive informal) To discard, to throw away. ¹

17. Verb. (intransitive slang) To vomit. ¹

18. Verb. (intransitive cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action. ¹

19. Noun. (abbreviation of woodchuck) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chuck

1. to throw [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: throw

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chuck

chubbiest chubbily chubbiness chubbinesses chubbs chubes chubhead chubis chubs chubster

chubsters chubsucker chubsuckers chuchotage chuck chuck-full chuck-will's-widow chuck a dummy chuck away chuck in

chuck it down chuck out chuck short ribs chuck steak chuck steaks chuck up chuck up the sponge chuck wagon

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