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Chuck   /tʃək/   Listen
Chuck

verb
(past & past part. chucked; pres. part. chucking)
1.
Throw carelessly.  Synonym: toss.
2.
Throw away.  Synonym: ditch.
3.
Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin.  Synonym: pat.
4.
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.  Synonyms: barf, be sick, cast, cat, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up.  "He purged continuously" , "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"  Antonym: keep down.
noun
1.
Informal terms for a meal.  Synonyms: chow, eats, grub.
2.
The part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade.
3.
A holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill.



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"Chuck" Quotes from Famous Books



... is," said the woman, "and he's hurt his leg badly besides. The boys are allers ready to chuck stones at him when they see him prowlin' round. He don't ...
— Our Frank - and other stories • Amy Walton
... I was saying, hard worked, badly fed, and badly paid; whilst if we was the crew of a pirate clipper we should have nothing to do but trim sails, we should live upon the fat of the land, and in six months, if our cruise was a lucky one, we could chuck up the sea and live like princes ashore for the rest of ...
— The Missing Merchantman • Harry Collingwood
... Impress your client, Issy. Let that be your maxim through life. And if I catch you again takin' a draw at my cigarette when my back's turned, as I see you just now, I'll damn well turn you inside out and chuck you through that door. So you watch it. You've made this smoke taste 'orrid-'orrid. ...
— Once Aboard The Lugger • Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson
... was scarcely an hour high when the steady, energetic chuck, chuck of the tractor engine told Bob his work was done. He shut it off, ...
— The Desert Fiddler • William H. Hamby
... who manifested the first dawning of what is called fire and spirit, who held all labor in contempt, skulked about docks and market-places, loitered in the sunshine, squandered what little money they could procure at hustle cap and chuck farthing; swore, boxed, fought cocks, and raced their neighbor's horses; in short, who promised to be the wonder, the talk, and abomination of the town, had not their stylish career been unfortunately cut short by an affair of honor with a ...
— Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete • Washington Irving


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