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chuck I. \ˈchək\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English chukken, of imitative origin intransitive verb 1. a. of a hen : to make a clucking noise b. : to make a noise suggesting the chucking of a hen 2. obsolete : chuckle : laugh inwardly transitive verb 1. : to call (as chickens) by clucking 2. : to urge (a horse) forward by a chuck or palatal cluck II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English chuk, from chukken, v. 1. : dear — used as a term of endearment < sweet chuck > 2. dialect Britain : fowl, chicken III. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : to give a pat or caress to under the chin originally to make the mouth close < chucked the barmaid under the chin — Washington Irving > 2. a. (1) : to toss or jerk out of the hand : throw with a short action of the arm and usually in an easy or careless manner (2) : to throw (a baseball) to a batter or fielder b. : to throw away : discard < he had chucked his old suit > c. : dismiss, eject, oust — used especially with out < chucked out of office > 3. : to give up : have done with — often used with up < chuck up a job > 4. : to clear (the ground) of obstructions with horses or machinery in logging • - chuck it IV. noun (-s) 1. : a pat or nudge under the chin 2. : toss, jerk; especially : a toss or short cast (as of a stone) from the hand 3. : chuck-farthing 4. slang Britain : dismissal < to get the chuck > V. noun (-s) Etymology: probably variant of chock 1. now dialect : a log or lump : chunk 2. a. : a portion of a side of dressed beef including most of the neck, the parts about the shoulder blade, and those about the first three ribs < a chuck roast > — see beef illustration b. : a similar cut from a carcass of dressed veal or lamb 3. chiefly West : food, grub 4. : a tapered piece of wood used in founding to stiffen the bars of a flask or connect them with parts below the joint 5. a. : an attachment for holding a workpiece or tool in a machine (as a drill press or lathe) usually by means of adjustable jaws or setscrews — see collet chuck, drill chuck, independent chuck, magnetic chuck, universal chuck b. : a hydrant carried on fire apparatus for attaching to a chuck hydrant VI. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : to place in a chuck : hold by means of a chuck VII. variant of chock VIII. noun (-s) Etymology: by shortening : woodchuck IX. \ˈchu̇k, ˈchək\ noun (-s) Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by chuck) (III) of check (II) (checkstone) dialect Britain : checkstone X. \ˈchək\ noun (-s) Etymology: Chinook Jargon, water, river, stream, sea, probably from Nootka chauk Northwest : inlet, harbor < salmon caught right in front of the chuck entrance > < a sizable stream … met the salt chuck — N.C.McDonald > |