Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense chucks, present participle chucking, past tense, past participle chucked
1. verb
When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
[informal]
I took a great dislike to the clock, so I chucked it in the dustbin. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
That second night, he chucked a bottle at the stage. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
[Also V n, V n n]
Synonyms: throw, cast, pitch, shy More Synonyms of chuck
2. verb
If you chuck your job or some other activity, you stop doing it.
[informal]
Last summer, he chucked his 10-year career as a London stockbroker and headed forthe mountains. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: give up or over, leave, stop, abandon More Synonyms of chuck
In British English chuck in and chuck up mean the same as chuck.
Almost half the British public think about chucking in their jobs and doing theirown thing at least once a month. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
See chuck it all (in/up)
3. verb
If your girlfriend or boyfriend chucks you, they end the relationship.
[informal]
There wasn't a great fuss when I chucked her. [VERB noun]
4. countable noun
A chuck is a device for holding a tool in a machine such as a drill.
Phrasal verbs:
See chuck away
See chuck in
See chuck out
See chuck up
More Synonyms of chuck
chuck in British English1
(tʃʌk)
verb(mainly tr)
1. informal
to throw
2.
to pat affectionately, esp under the chin
3. (sometimes foll byin or up) informal
to give up; reject
he chucked up his job
she chucked her boyfriend
4. (intransitive; usually foll byup) slang
to vomit
5. chuck off at
noun
6.
a throw or toss
7.
a playful pat under the chin
8. the chuck
Word origin
C16: of unknown origin
chuck in British English2
(tʃʌk)
noun
1. Also called: chuck steak
a cut of beef extending from the neck to the shoulder blade
2.
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, independent jaw chuck
a similar device having independently adjustable jaws for holding an unsymmetrical workpiece
Word origin
C17: variant of chock
chuck in British English3
(tʃʌk)
verb
1. (intransitive) a less common word for cluck (sense 2)
noun
2.
a clucking sound
3.
a term of endearment
Word origin
C14 chukken to cluck, of imitative origin
chuck in British English4
(tʃʌk)
noun Canadian West Coast
1.
a large body of water
2. short for saltchuck
Word origin
C19: from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka chauk
Chuck in American English
(tʃʌk)
noun
Informal
Charles1
chuck in American English1
(tʃʌk)
verb transitive
1.
to tap or pat gently, esp. under the chin, as a playful or affectionate gesture
2.
to throw with a quick, short movement; pitch; toss
3. Slang
a.
to discard; get rid of
b. US
to quit (as one's job)
noun
4.
a light tap or squeeze under the chin
5.
a toss; throw
Word origin
< ? Fr choquer, to shock, strike against < MDu schokken
chuck in American English2
(tʃʌk)
noun
1.
a.
a cut of beef including the parts around the neck, the shoulder blade, and the first few ribs
b. Chiefly West
food
2.
a clamplike device, as on a lathe, by which the tool or work to be turned is held
3.
chock
Word origin
prob. var. of chock
chuck in American English3
(tʃʌk)
verb intransitive, noun
cluck
Word origin
echoic
chuck in Mechanical Engineering
(tʃʌk)
Word forms: (regular plural) chucks
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Manufacturing and assembly)
A chuck is a device that holds a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill. It has two jawsthat move together to keep the workpiece or tool in a central position.
The drill bit is held by the chuck of the drill.
The workpiece must be securely attached to the chuck when the lathe is operating.
A chuck is a device that holds a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill. It has two jawsthat move together to keep the workpiece or tool in a central position.
Examples of 'chuck' in a sentence
chuck
You can't just chuck a burger at people and expect them to eat it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
FAMILIES are chucking away food worth 470 each year.
The Sun (2017)
But wait, don't just chuck it all in.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Or chuck wet towels on the bed?
The Sun (2010)
You can just chuck the core out of the car window.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This does not mean just taxing the rich and chucking the money up the wall.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Then they chucked in their jobs to do it full time.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They sit quietly then chuck in something that stalls the meeting.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Cut all but the tiniest radishes in half and chuck them all in.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But the easiest way to save money is to avoid chucking away perfectly good stuff.
The Sun (2012)
But we stuck together when it would have been easier to chuck in the towel.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The safest option is just to chuck him out.
The Sun (2015)
So no to bucket lists and no to chucking the job in.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Just chuck me in an old wheelbarrow or prop me on the pavement.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the end very few lawyers chuck in their jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was about the rush of chucking my money up in the air and seeing if it came back to me.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Pull it out and chuck it away when you've finished.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But we're not chucking in the towel.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We don't want politicians chucking around our money like a sailor on shore leave.
The Sun (2015)
I have been tempted to chuck something at her or walk out of the room.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
If in doubt, they chucked in something weird by Terry.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But the load bed isn't big enough for me and it's too smart to go on jobs and chuck tools in.
The Sun (2015)
See chuck ( drill ).
Chapman, C. & Horsley, M. & Small, E. Technology Basic Facts (1990)
In other languages
chuck
British English: chuck VERB
When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
I took a great dislike to the clock, so I chucked it in the dustbin.
American English: chuck
Brazilian Portuguese: jogar
Chinese: 随意丢弃
European Spanish: tirar
French: jeter
German: werfen
Italian: buttare
Japanese: 放り投げる
Korean: 팽개치다
European Portuguese: atirar
Latin American Spanish: tirar
Chinese translation of 'chuck'
chuck
(tʃʌk) (inf)
vt
(= throw)[object]扔 (rēng)
[job, hobby]放弃(棄) (fàngqì)
[boyfriend, girlfriend]抛(拋)弃(棄) (pāoqì)
1 (verb)
Definition
to throw carelessly
(informal)
Someone chucked a bottle at the stage.
Synonyms
throw
He spent hours throwing a tennis ball against a wall.
cast
She took a pebble and cast it into the water.
pitch
Simon pitched the ball across the field.
shy
toss
He screwed the paper up and tossed it into the fire.
hurl
Groups of rioters hurled stones at police.
fling
I flung the book on the table and stormed out.
sling (informal)
She slung her coat over the desk chair.
heave
Heave a brick at the telly.
2 (verb)
(informal
I chucked a whole lot of old magazines and papers.Don't just chuck your bottles away – recycle them.
Synonyms
throw out
dump (informal)
Ministers believed it was vital to dump the tax.
scrap
We should scrap nuclear and chemical weapons.
get rid of
bin (informal)
ditch (slang)
I decided to ditch the sofa bed.
junk (informal)
The socialists junked dogma when they came to office.
discard
Read the instructions before discarding the box.
dispose of
dispense with
jettison
The government seems to have jettisoned the plan.
3 (verb)
Definition
to give up
(informal)
Last summer, he chucked his job and went on the road.
Synonyms
give up or over
leave
He left me standing there with all our bags.
stop
We need to stop wasting so much money.
abandon
The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food.
cease
Almost miraculously, the noise ceased.
resign from
pack in
jack in (informal)
After she jacked in the teaching, Jane got a job with a shipping line.
4 (verb)
Definition
to vomit
(slang)
It smelt so bad I thought I was going to chuck.
Synonyms
vomit
Any dairy product made him vomit.
throw up (informal)
He threw up over a seat next to me.
spew
Let's get out of his way before he starts spewing.
heave (slang)
She gasped and heaved and vomited.
puke (slang)
toddlers puking on the carpet
barf (US, slang)
chunder (slang, mainly Australian)
upchuck (US, slang)
do a technicolour yawn (slang)
toss your cookies (US, slang)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abandon
Definition
to give up completely
The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food.