chuck

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
2. (US, countable, dated, slang, uncountable) Food.
3. (countable, uncountable) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.

Verb

1. To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
2. To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.

Verb

1. To make a clucking sound.
2. To call, as a hen her chickens.
3. (obsolete) To chuckle; to laugh.

Verb

1. To touch or tap gently.
2. (informal, transitive) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
3. (intransitive) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
4. (informal, transitive) To discard, to throw away.
5. (informal, transitive) To jilt; to dump.
6. (dated, informal, transitive) To give up; to stop doing; to quit.
7. (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
8. (South-Africa, intransitive, slang) To leave; to depart; to bounce.
9. On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.

Synonyms

toss

throw

caress

stroke

pat

cast

fling

tap

hurl

cluck

pitch

fondle

upchuck

throw away

cackle

disgorge

discard

throw up

grub

retch

regurgitate

puke

heave

vomit

barf

cat

😺

thrust

cast off

cuddle

snog

be sick

spew

groundhog

regorge

flip

flick

purge

sick

🤢

chum

pet

chow

cast aside

eats

marmot

hug

launch

ditch

honk

lob

project

Translations

caresser

mandrin

strelen

erbrechen

aaien

liefkozen

Bohrfutter

einspannen

🗜️

lancer

vomir

caresse

jeter

gettare

aanhalen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃʌk/

Etymology

Variant of chock.