chuck

1 [chuhk]
verb (used with object)
1.
to toss; throw with a quick motion, usually a short distance.
2.
Informal. to resign from; relinquish; give up: He's chucked his job.
3.
to pat or tap lightly, as under the chin.
4.
Informal. to eject (a person) from a public place (often followed by out ): They chucked him from the bar.
5.
Slang. to vomit; upchuck.
noun
6.
a light pat or tap, as under the chin.
7.
a toss or pitch; a short throw.
8.
a sudden jerk or change in direction.
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Idioms
9.
chuck it, British Slang. stop it; shut up.
Origin:
1575–85; origin uncertain

Synonyms
1. fling, pitch, heave, hurl.
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chuck

2 [chuhk]
noun
1.
the cut of beef between the neck and the shoulder blade. See diag. under beef.
2.
a block or log used as a chock.
3.
Machinery.
a.
a device for centering and clamping work in a lathe or other machine tool.
b.
a device for holding a drill bit.
verb (used with object)
4.
Machinery. to hold or secure with a chuck.
Origin:
1665–75; variant of chock. See chunk1

chuck

3 [chuhk]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to cluck.
noun
2.
a clucking sound.
3.
Archaic. (used as a term of endearment): my love, my chuck.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English chuk, expressive word, apparently imitative

chuck

4 [chuhk]
noun Western U.S. Slang.
food; provisions.
Origin:
1840–50; special use of chuck2

chuck

5 [chuhk]
noun Informal.
woodchuck.
Origin:
by shortening

chuck

6 [chuhk]
noun Canadian Slang.
1.
water.
2.
any body of water.
Origin:
1855–60; < Chinook Jargon, probably < Nootka čʾaʔak water, reinforced by Lower Chinook ł-čuq water

Chuck

[chuhk]
noun
1.
a male given name, form of Charles.
2.
Usually Disparaging.
a.
a white man.
b.
white society, culture, and values.
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chuck1 (tʃʌk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb (sometimes foll by in or up) (usually foll by up)
1.  informal to throw
2.  to pat affectionately, esp under the chin
3.  informal to give up; reject: he chucked up his job; she chucked her boyfriend
4.  slang chiefly (US) to vomit
5.  informal (Austral), (NZ) chuck off at to abuse or make fun of
 
—n
6.  a throw or toss
7.  a playful pat under the chin
8.  informal the chuck dismissal
 
[C16: of unknown origin]

chuck2 (tʃʌk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  Also called: chuck steak a cut of beef extending from the neck to the shoulder blade
2.  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.  four jaw chuck, Also called: independent jaw chuck a similar device having independently adjustable jaws for holding an unsymmetrical workpiece
 
[C17: variant of chock]

chuck3 (tʃʌk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
1.  (intr) a less common word for cluck
 
—n
2.  a clucking sound
3.  a term of endearment
 
[C14 chukken to cluck, of imitative origin]

chuck4 (tʃʌk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  a large body of water
2.  short for saltchuck
 
[C19: from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka chauk]

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Word Origin & History

chuck
1593, variant of chock "give a blow under the chin," possibly from Fr. choquer "to shock, strike against."

chuck
1674, probably a variant of chock. Originally used of wood or meat. Hence, chuck wagon, 1880.
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Slang Dictionary

chuck definition


  1. in.
    and chuck up. to empty one's stomach; to vomit. (See also upchuck.) : I think I gotta chuck! , Mommy, I'm going to chuck up.
  2. tv.
    to throw something away. : Chuck this thing! It's no good.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Well, chuck out the theory of the speed of light being constant in a vacuum.
Faced with that, some officers reckon it is better to chuck captured weapons
  overboard but let the people go.
If you can chuck reality into the dustbin, then all manners of silliness seem
  equally plausible.
All that's left to do is chuck the empty shell into the kitchen recycling bin
  with your water bottles.
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