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 chuck chuck /ˈtʃʌk/

noun

  1. () Informal terms for a meal  ( chow , eats , chuck , grub )
    informal terms for a meal
      The butcher sold a large piece of chuck to the customer for making a delicious pot roast.
    The butcher sold a large piece of chuck to the customer for making a delicious pot roast.
  2. A holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill  ( chuck )
    a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
     The drill bit keeps falling out of the chuck, I need to tighten it up
    The drill bit keeps falling out of the chuck, I need to tighten it up
  3. The part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade  ( chuck , chuck steak )
    the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade

verb

  1. () Throw carelessly  ( chuck , toss )
    throw carelessly
     Chuck the ball
    chuck the ball
  2. [Informal] Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth  ( barf [Informal] , be sick , cast , cat [Informal] , chuck [Informal] , disgorge , honk [Informal, British] , puke [Vulgar] , purge , regorge [Archaic] , regurgitate , sick , spew [Informal] , spue [Archaic] , upchuck [Informal, N. American] , vomit up , boak [Dialect, UK] , boke [Dialect, UK] , chuck up [Informal, British] , chunder [Informal, British] , keck [Informal] , retch , throw up , vomit , vom [Informal] )
    eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
     After drinking too much, the students vomited
    After drinking too much, the students vomited
     He purged continuously
    He purged continuously
     The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
    The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
  3. Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin  ( chuck , pat )
    pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
  4. Throw away  ( chuck , ditch [Informal] )
    throw away
     Chuck these old notes
    Chuck these old notes