CHUCK
\t͡ʃˈʌk], \tʃˈʌk], \tʃ_ˈʌ_k]\
Definitions of CHUCK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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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pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
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throw away; "Chuck these old notes"
By Princeton University
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
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To chuckle; to laugh.
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To call, as a hen her chickens.
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The chuck or call of a hen.
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A sudden, small noise.
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To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.
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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.
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A slight blow or pat under the chin.
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A short throw; a toss.
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A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.
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A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.
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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.
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A word of endearment; - corrupted from chick.
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A small pebble; - called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.
By Oddity Software
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To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
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To chuckle; to laugh.
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To call, as a hen her chickens.
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The chuck or call of a hen.
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A sudden, small noise.
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To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.
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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.
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A slight blow or pat under the chin.
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A short throw; a toss.
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A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.
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A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.
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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.
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A word of endearment; - corrupted from chick.
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A small pebble; - called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.
By Noah Webster.
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To pat in a playful manner.
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A light blow under the chin; a contrivance for holding a tool in a lathe; the part of a beef extending from the neck to the shoulder-blade.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To pat or tap, as under the chin.
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To cluck, like a fowl.
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A playful pat or toss.
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A clamp; chock.
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A cluck.
By James Champlin Fernald
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