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chuck1

[chuhk]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to toss; throw with a quick motion, usually a short distance.
  2. Informal. to resign from; relinquish; give up: He's chucked his job.
  3. to pat or tap lightly, as under the chin.
  4. Informal. to eject (a person) from a public place (often followed by out): They chucked him from the bar.
  5. Slang. to vomit; upchuck.
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noun
  1. a light pat or tap, as under the chin.
  2. a toss or pitch; a short throw.
  3. a sudden jerk or change in direction.
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Idioms
  1. chuck it, British Slang. stop it; shut up.
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Origin of chuck1

First recorded in 1575–85; origin uncertain

Synonyms

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1. fling, pitch, heave, hurl.
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British Dictionary definitions for chuck out

chuck out

verb
  1. (tr, adverb often foll by of) informal to eject forcibly (from); throw out (of)he was chucked out of the lobby
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chuck1

verb (mainly tr)
  1. informal to throw
  2. to pat affectionately, esp under the chin
  3. (sometimes foll by in or up) informal to give up; rejecthe chucked up his job; she chucked her boyfriend
  4. (intr usually foll by up) slang, mainly US to vomit
  5. chuck off at Australian and NZ informal to abuse or make fun of
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noun
  1. a throw or toss
  2. a playful pat under the chin
  3. the chuck informal dismissal
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See also chuck in, chuck out

Word Origin

C16: of unknown origin

chuck2

noun
  1. Also called: chuck steak a cut of beef extending from the neck to the shoulder blade
    1. Also called: three jaw chucka 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
    2. Also called: four jaw chuck, independent jaw chucka similar device having independently adjustable jaws for holding an unsymmetrical workpiece
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Word Origin

C17: variant of chock

chuck3

verb
  1. (intr) a less common word for cluck (def. 2)
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noun
  1. a clucking sound
  2. a term of endearment
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Word Origin

C14 chukken to cluck, of imitative origin

chuck4

noun Canadian West coast
  1. a large body of water
  2. short for saltchuck
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Word Origin

C19: from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka chauk
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Word Origin and History for chuck out

chuck

v.1

"to throw," 1590s, variant of chock "give a blow under the chin" (1580s), possibly from French choquer "to shock, strike against," imitative (see shock (n.1)). Related: Chucked; chucking.

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chuck

n.1

"piece of wood or meat," 1670s, probably a variant of chock (n.) "block." "Chock and chuck appear to have been originally variants of the same word, which are now somewhat differentiated." Specifically of shoulder meat from early 18c. American English chuck wagon (1880) is from the meat sense.

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chuck

n.2

"slight blow under the chin," 1610s, from chuck (v.1). Meaning "a toss, a throw" is from 1862. Related: Chucked; chucking.

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