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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHUCK, v.i. To make the noise of a hen or partridge, when she calls her chickens.
CHUCK, v.t. To call, as a hen her chickens.
CHUCK, v.i. To jeer; to laugh. [See Chuckle.]
CHUCK, v.t.
1. To strike, or give a gentle blow; as, to chuck one under the chin.
2. To throw, with quick motion, a short distance; to pitch.
CHUCK, n.
1. The voice or call of a hen.
2. A sudden small noise.
3. A word of endearment, corrupted from chick, chicken.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: informal terms for a meal [syn: chow, chuck, 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 v
1: throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" [syn: chuck, toss]
2: throw away; "Chuck these old notes" [syn: chuck, ditch]
3: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin [syn: chuck, pat]
4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English chukken, of imitative origin Date: 14th century cluck II. noun Etymology: perhaps from chuck chicken Date: 1595 — used as an endearment III. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 15th century 1. pat, tap 2. a. toss, throw b. discard <chucked his old shirt> <chuck it out with the trash> c. dismiss, oust — used especially with out <was chucked out of office> 3. give up <chucked his job> IV. noun Date: 1611 1. a pat or nudge under the chin 2. an abrupt movement or toss V. noun Etymology: English dialect chuck lump Date: 1723 1. a cut of beef that includes most of the neck, the parts about the shoulder blade, and those about the first three ribs — see beef illustration 2. chiefly West food 3. an attachment for holding a workpiece or tool in a machine (as a drill or lathe)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. v. & n. --v.tr. 1 colloq. fling or throw carelessly or with indifference. 2 colloq. (often foll. by in, up) give up; reject (chucked in my job). 3 touch playfully, esp. under the chin. --n. a playful touch under the chin. Phrases and idioms: the chuck sl. dismissal (he got the chuck). chucker-out colloq. a person employed to expel troublesome people from a gathering etc. chuck it sl. stop, desist. chuck out colloq. 1 expel (a person) from a gathering etc. 2 get rid of, discard. Etymology: 16th c., perh. f. F chuquer, choquer to knock 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a cut of beef between the neck and the ribs. 2 a device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill. --v.tr. fix (wood, a tool, etc.) to a chuck. Etymology: var. of CHOCK 3. n. US colloq. food. Phrases and idioms: chuck-wagon 1 a provision-cart on a ranch etc. 2 a roadside eating-place. Etymology: 19th c.: perh. f. CHUCK(2)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chuck Chuck (ch[u^]k), n. 1. A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone. [Scot.] 2. pl. A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones. [Scot.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chuck Chuck, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Chucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Chucking.] [Imitative of the sound.] 1. To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck. 2. To chuckle; to laugh. [R.] --Marston.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chuck Chuck, n. A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast. [Colloq.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chuck Chuck, v. t. To call, as a hen her chickens. --Dryden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chuck Chuck, n. 1. The chuck or call of a hen. 2. A sudden, small noise. 3. A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick. ``Pray, chuck, come hither.'' --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chuck Chuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Chucking.] [F. choquer to strike. Cf. Shock, v. t.] 1. To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to. Chucked the barmaid under the chin. --W. Irving. 2. To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch. [Colloq.] ``Mahomet Ali will just be chucked into the Nile.'' --Lord Palmerson. 3. (Mech.) To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chuck Chuck, n. 1. A slight blow or pat under the chin. 2. A short throw; a toss. 3. (Mach.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(chucks, chucking, chucked) 1. When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way. (INFORMAL) I took a great dislike to the clock, so I chucked it in the dustbin... = throw VERB: V n prep/adv 2. If you chuck your job or some other activity, you stop doing it. (INFORMAL) Last summer, he chucked his 10-year career as a London stockbroker and headed for the mountains. VERB: V n • In British English chuck in and chuck up mean the same as chuck. Almost half the British public think about chucking in their jobs and doing their own thing at least once a month. PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V n P 3. If your girlfriend or boyfriend chucks you, they end the relationship. (INFORMAL) There wasn't a great fuss when I chucked her. VERB: V n 4. A chuck is a device for holding a tool in a machine such as a drill. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Tap or pat (under the chin). 2. Throw, pitch, hurl, toss, thrust, push. II. n. 1. Tap or pat (under the chin). 2. Throw, toss, thrust, push.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

My chuck; a term of endearment.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To shew a propensity for a man. The mors chucks; the wench wants to be doing.

Moby Thesaurus

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