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chuck

chuck
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chuhk]
    • /tʃʌk/
    • /tʃʌk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chuhk]
    • /tʃʌk/

Definitions of chuck word

  • verb chuck When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way. 3
  • verb chuck If you chuck your job or some other activity, you stop doing it. 3
  • verb chuck In British English chuck in and chuck up mean the same as chuck. 3
  • verb chuck If your girlfriend or boyfriend chucks you, they end the relationship. 3
  • countable noun chuck A chuck is a device for holding a tool in a machine such as a drill. 3
  • verb chuck to throw 3

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Origin of chuck

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chuck

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chuck popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

chuck usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chuck

verb chuck

  • shed — Textiles. (on a loom) a triangular, transverse opening created between raised and lowered warp threads through which the shuttle passes in depositing the loose pick.
  • toss — Terminal Oriented Social Science
  • pitch — to smear or cover with pitch.
  • ditch — a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
  • heave — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.

noun chuck

  • food — any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth, etc.
  • provisions — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • provender — dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder.
  • grub — the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
  • chock — a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

Antonyms for chuck

verb chuck

  • hire — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
  • stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
  • approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.

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