ALL meanings of chuck
chuck
C c - 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
- verb chuck to pat affectionately, esp under the chin 3
- verb chuck to give up; reject 3
- verb chuck to vomit 3
- noun chuck a throw or toss 3
- noun chuck a playful pat under the chin 3
- noun chuck a cut of beef extending from the neck to the shoulder blade 3
- noun 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 3
- noun chuck a similar device having independently adjustable jaws for holding an unsymmetrical workpiece 3
- noun chuck a clucking sound 3
- noun chuck a term of endearment 3
- noun chuck a large body of water 3
- abbreviation CHUCK Charles1 3
- verb transitive chuck to tap or pat gently, esp. under the chin, as a playful or affectionate gesture 3
- verb transitive chuck to throw with a quick, short movement; pitch; toss 3
- verb transitive chuck to discard; get rid of 3
- verb transitive chuck to quit (as one's job) 3
- noun chuck a light tap or squeeze under the chin 3
- noun chuck a toss; throw 3
- noun chuck a cut of beef including the parts around the neck, the shoulder blade, and the first few ribs 3
- noun chuck food 3
- noun chuck a clamplike device, as on a lathe, by which the tool or work to be turned is held 3
- abbreviation CHUCK chock 3
- abbreviation CHUCK cluck 3
- noun chuck A chuck is a device that holds a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill. It has two jaws that move together to keep the workpiece or tool in a central position. 3
- noun chuck Chuck in its slang sense was used especially in the 1960s and 1970s by black people. This use arose by analogy with Mister Charlie, a slang term used in the same sense and also derived from a nickname for Charles. 1
- transitive verb chuck throw 1
- transitive verb chuck throw away 1
- noun chuck cut of beef 1
- noun chuck holder for drill bit 1
- intransitive verb chuck vomit 1
- transitive verb chuck break up with: lover 1
- transitive verb chuck pat sb 1
- verb with object chuck Machinery. to hold or secure with a chuck. 1
- noun chuck Charles Edward Anderson ("Chuck") born 1926, U.S. rock-'n'-roll singer, musician, and composer. 1
- noun chuck Also, Berri. a former province in central France. 1
- idioms chuck chuck it, British Slang. stop it; shut up. 1
- noun chuck Throw (something) carelessly or casually. 1
- noun chuck (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. 0
- noun chuck (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder. 0
- noun chuck (Obsolete (No longer in use)) (dialect) A chicken, a hen. 0
- noun chuck A clucking sound. 0
- noun chuck (Slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment. 0
- noun chuck A gentle touch or tap. 0
- noun chuck (Informal) A casual throw. 0