chuck1
v.
- throw carelessly or casually.
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(chuck something away/out)
throw something away.
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(chuck someone out)
force someone to leave a building.
- end a relationship with (a partner).
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(usu. chuck something in)
give up.
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(chuck up)
vomit.
n.
(
the chuck)
Brit. a dismissal or rejection.
Phrase
- chuck it down
rain heavily.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: from chuck2.
chuck2
v.
touch (someone) playfully under the chin.
n.
a playful touch under the chin.
Etymology
C17: prob. from OFr. chuquer, later choquer ‘to knock, bump’.
chuck3
n.
- a device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill.
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(also chuck steak)
a cut of beef extending from the neck to the ribs.
Etymology
C17, as a var. of chock; see also chunk1.
chuck4
n.
N. English informal used as a familiar form of address.
Etymology
C16: alt. of chick1.