chuck
verb /tʃʌk/
/tʃʌk/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they chuck | /tʃʌk/ /tʃʌk/ |
| he / she / it chucks | /tʃʌks/ /tʃʌks/ |
| past simple chucked | /tʃʌkt/ /tʃʌkt/ |
| past participle chucked | /tʃʌkt/ /tʃʌkt/ |
| -ing form chucking | /ˈtʃʌkɪŋ/ /ˈtʃʌkɪŋ/ |
- (especially British English, informal) to throw something carelessly or without much thought
- chuck something (+ adv./prep.) He chucked the paper in a drawer.
- chuck somebody something Chuck me the newspaper, would you?
Synonyms throwthrow- toss
- hurl
- fling
- chuck
- lob
- bowl
- pitch
- throw to send something from your hand or hands through the air:
- Some kids were throwing stones at the window.
- She threw the ball and he caught it.
- toss to throw something lightly or carelessly:
- She tossed her jacket onto the bed.
- hurl to throw something violently in a particular direction:
- Rioters hurled a brick through the car’s windscreen.
- fling to throw somebody/something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry:
- She flung the letter down onto the table.
- chuck (especially British English, informal) to throw something carelessly:
- I chucked him the keys.
- lob (informal) to throw something so that it goes high through the air:
- They were lobbing stones over the wall.
- bowl (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman
- pitch (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch something at/to somebody/something
- to throw/toss/fling/chuck something aside/away
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick
- to throw/toss/hurl/fling something angrily
- to throw/toss something casually/carelessly
Extra Examples- He chucked the bags down onto the floor.
- He picked up the letter and chucked it into the bin.
- The children have been chucking their toys around again.
- Chuck me that newspaper, can you?
- He chucked the paper into a drawer.
- I chucked him the keys.
- They were always chucking plates and things at each other.
- (informal) to give up or stop doing something
- chuck something You haven't chucked your job!
- chuck something in/up I'm going to chuck it all in (= give up my job) and go abroad.
Extra Examples- He was tempted to chuck his job.
- She had a go at learning the piano, but chucked it in after a year.
- chuck somebody (British English, informal) to leave your boyfriend or girlfriend and stop having a relationship with him or her
- Has he chucked her?
- chuck something (informal) to throw something away
- That's no good—just chuck it.
Word Originverb late 17th cent. (as a verb): from chuck, referring to a playful touch under the chin, probably from Old French chuquer, later choquer ‘to knock, bump’, of unknown ultimate origin.
Idioms
chuck somebody under the chin
- (old-fashioned) to touch somebody gently under the chin (= part of the face below the mouth) in a friendly way
it’s chucking it down
- (British English, informal) it’s raining heavily
