| 单词 | chuck |
| 释义 | chuck chuck1 /chuk/, v.t. 1. to toss; throw with a quick motion, usually a short distance. 2. Informal. to resign from; relinquish; give up: He's chucked his job. 3. to pat or tap lightly, as under the chin. 4. Informal. to eject (a person) from a public place (often fol. by out): They chucked him from the bar. 5. Slang. to vomit; upchuck. 6. chuck it, Brit. Slang. stop it; shut up. n. 7. a light pat or tap, as under the chin. 8. a toss or pitch; a short throw. 9. a sudden jerk or change in direction. [1575-85; orig. uncert.] Syn. 1. fling, pitch, heave, hurl. chuck2 /chuk/, n. 1. the cut of beef between the neck and the shoulder blade. See diag. under beef. 2. a block or log used as a chock. 3. Mach. a. a device for centering and clamping work in a lathe or other machine tool. b. a device for holding a drill bit. v.t. 4. Mach. to hold or secure with a chuck. [1665-75; var. of CHOCK. See CHUNK1] chuck3 /chuk/, v.t. , v.i. 1. to cluck. n. 2. a clucking sound. 3. Archaic. (used as a term of endearment): my love, my chuck. [1350-1400; ME chuk, expressive word, appar. imit.] chuck4 /chuk/, n. Western U.S. Slang. food; provisions. [1840-50; special use of CHUCK2] chuck5 /chuk/, n. Informal. woodchuck. [by shortening] chuck6 /chuk/, n. Canadian Slang. 1. water. 2. any body of water. [1855-60; < Chinook Jargon, prob. < Nootka c'aak water, reinforced by Lower Chinook l-cuq water] |
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