chuck
1[ chuhk ]
/ tʃʌk /
||
verb (used with object)
noun
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Nearby words
chubby, chubsucker, chubut, chuchchi, chuchow, chuck, chuck in, chuck off, chuck out, chuck wagon, chuck-a-luck
Idioms
chuck it, British Slang. stop it; shut up.
Origin of chuck
1First recorded in 1575–85; origin uncertain
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British Dictionary definitions for chuck out (1 of 5)
chuck out
verb
(tr, adverb often foll by of) informal to eject forcibly (from); throw out (of)he was chucked out of the lobby
British Dictionary definitions for chuck out (2 of 5)
chuck
1/ (tʃʌk) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for chuck
C16: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for chuck out (3 of 5)
chuck
2/ (tʃʌk) /
noun
Also called: chuck steak a cut of beef extending from the neck to the shoulder blade
- Also called: three jaw 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
- Also called: four jaw chuck, independent jaw chuck a similar device having independently adjustable jaws for holding an unsymmetrical workpiece
Word Origin for chuck
C17: variant of chock
British Dictionary definitions for chuck out (4 of 5)
chuck
3/ (tʃʌk) /
verb
(intr) a less common word for cluck (def. 2)
noun
a clucking sound
a term of endearment
Word Origin for chuck
C14 chukken to cluck, of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for chuck out (5 of 5)
Word Origin for chuck
C19: from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka chauk
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