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chuck 1
(chŭk)tr.v. chucked, chuck·ing, chucks
1. To pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin.
2.
a. To throw or toss: chucked stones into the water.
b. Informal To throw out; discard: chucked my old sweater.
c. Informal To force out; eject: chucking out the troublemakers.
3. Informal To give up; quit: chucked her job.
n.
1. An affectionate pat or squeeze under the chin.
2. A throw, toss, or pitch.
[Variant of chock, possibly from French choc, knock, blow; see shock1.]
chuck 2
(chŭk)n.
1. A cut of beef extending from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade.
2.
a. A clamp that holds a tool or the material being worked in a machine such as a lathe.
b. A clamping device for holding a drill bit.
3. Informal Food.
[Dialectal chuck, lump, perhaps variant of chock.]
chuck 3
(chŭk)intr.v. chucked, chuck·ing, chucks
To make a clucking sound.
n.
A clucking sound.
[Middle English chukken, of imitative origin.]
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chuck
(tʃʌk)vb (mainly tr)
1. informal to throw
2. to pat affectionately, esp under the chin
3. informal (sometimes foll by: in or up) to give up; reject: he chucked up his job; she chucked her boyfriend.
4. slang chiefly (usually foll by: up) US to vomit
5. chuck off at informal Austral and NZ to abuse or make fun of
n
6. a throw or toss
7. a playful pat under the chin
8. the chuck informal dismissal
[C16: of unknown origin]
chuck
(tʃʌk)n
1. (Cookery) Also called: chuck steak a cut of beef extending from the neck to the shoulder blade
2. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. 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
b. Also called: four jaw chuck or independent jaw chuck a similar device having independently adjustable jaws for holding an unsymmetrical workpiece
[C17: variant of chock]
chuck
(tʃʌk)vb
(intr) a less common word for cluck2
n
1. a clucking sound
2. a term of endearment
[C14 chukken to cluck, of imitative origin]
chuck
(tʃʌk)n
1. (Physical Geography) a large body of water
2. (Physical Geography) short for saltchuck
[C19: from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka chauk]
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chuck1
(tʃʌk)v.t.
1. to toss; throw.
2. to throw away.
3. to eject from a public place (often fol. by out).
4. to resign from: He's chucked his job.
5. to pat or tap lightly, as under the chin.
n. 6. a light pat or tap.
7. a toss; pitch.
[1575–85]
chuck2
(tʃʌk)n.
1. the cut of beef between the neck and shoulder blade.
2. a block or log used as a chock.
3.
a. a device to center and clamp work in a lathe or other machine tool.
b. a device for holding a drill bit.
chuck3
(tʃʌk)v.t., v.i.
1. to cluck.
n. 2. a clucking sound.
[1350–1400; Middle English chuk, expressive word]
chuck4
(tʃʌk)n.
food; provisions.
[1840–50; special use of chuck2]
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chuck
Past participle: chucked
Gerund: chucking
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| Noun | 1. |  chuck - informal terms for a meal fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed |
| 2. | chuck - the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade side of beef - dressed half of a beef carcass cut of beef - cut of meat from beef cattle blade - a cut of beef from the shoulder blade shoulder - a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg | |
| 3. | chuck - a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill collet chuck, collet - a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe drill - a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) electric drill - a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor holding device - a device for holding something jaw - holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object lathe - machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool | |
| Verb | 1. |  chuck - throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" |
| 2. | chuck - throw away; "Chuck these old notes" jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" | |
| 3. | chuck - pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin | |
| 4. |  chuck - 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" |
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chuck
verb (Informal)
1. throw, cast, pitch, shy, toss, hurl, fling, sling, heave Someone chucked a bottle and it caught me on the side of the head.
2. (often with away or out) throw out, dump (informal), scrap, get rid of, bin (informal), ditch (slang), junk (informal), discard, dispose of, dispense with, jettison I chucked a whole lot of old magazines and papers. Don't just chuck your bottles away - recycle them.
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chuck
verb1. Informal. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example:
Slang: ditch.
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Translations
رَمْي النِّفايَه
zahodit
kastesmide
nakatavipatayrjötä
henda
mestsviest
chuck
1 [tʃʌk]A. N
B. VT
2. (= throw away) (also chuck away) → tirar, botar (LAm); [+ money] → tirar; [+ chance] → desperdiciar
3. (= give up) (also chuck up, chuck in) [+ job] → dejar, plantar; [+ boyfriend, girlfriend] → dar la patada a, plantar
so I had to chuck it → así que tuve que dejarlo
chuck it! → ¡basta ya!, ¡déjalo!
so I had to chuck it → así que tuve que dejarlo
chuck it! → ¡basta ya!, ¡déjalo!
4. to chuck sb under the chin → dar una palmada cariñosa bajo la barbilla a algn
chuck away VT + ADV [+ old clothes, books] → tirar, botar (LAm); [+ money] → despilfarrar; [+ chance] → desperdiciar
chuck in VT + ADV → abandonar, renunciar a
I'm thinking of chucking it in → estoy pensando en mandarlo a paseo
I'm thinking of chucking it in → estoy pensando en mandarlo a paseo
chuck out VT + ADV [+ rubbish] → tirar, botar (LAm); [+ person] → echar (fuera); [+ employee] → despedir, dar el pasaporte a
chuck up
A. VT + ADV → abandonar, renunciar a
B. VI + ADV (US) (= vomit) → arrojar
chuck
2 [tʃʌk]B. CPD chuck wagon N → carromato m de provisiones
chuck
4 [tʃʌk] N (Tech) → portabrocas m invCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
chuck
[ˈtʃʌk]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
chuck
1vt (inf)
(= throw) → schmeißen (inf)
(inf) girlfriend etc → Schluss machen mit; job → hinschmeißen (inf); chuck it! (= stop it) → Schluss jetzt!
n (inf, = dismissal) → Rausschmiss m (inf); to give somebody the chuck → jdn rausschmeißen (inf), → jdn an die Luft setzen (inf); he got the chuck → er ist rausgeflogen (inf), → den haben sie an die Luft gesetzt (inf)
chuck
2n (Tech) → Spannfutter nt
chuck
3n (dated US inf: = food) → Essen nt
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chuck
1 [tʃʌk] vt (fam)a. (throw) → gettare
c. (also chuck up, chuck in) (job) → piantare
d. (boyfriend, girlfriend) → piantare
chuck out vt + adv (fam) (useless article) → buttare via; (person) → sbattere or buttare fuori
chuck
2 [tʃʌk] n (also chuck steak) → spallachuck
3 [tʃʌk] n (Tech) → mandrinoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
chuck
(tʃak) verb to throw. Chuck this rubbish in the dustbin.
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