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chuck1 / chək/ inf. • v. [tr.] throw (something) carelessly or casually: someone chucked a brick through the window. ∎ throw (something) away: they make a living out of stuff people chuck out. ∎ give up (a job or activity) suddenly: Richard chucked his cultural studies course. ∎ break off a relationship with (a partner). PHRASES: chuck it all in abandon a course of action or way of life, esp. for another that is radically different.DERIVATIVES: chuck·er n. chuck2 • v. [tr.] touch (someone) playfully or gently under the chin. • n. a playful touch under the chin. chuck3 • n. 1. a device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill, typically having three or four jaws that move radially in and out. 2. a cut of beef that extends from the neck to the ribs, typically used for stewing. chuck4 • n. inf. food or provisions. chuck5 • n. short for woodchuck. |
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"chuck." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chuck." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-chuck.html "chuck." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-chuck.html |
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Chuck ♂ North American: now usually taken as a pet form of Charles. It was originally a nickname, from an English term of endearment (as in Shakespeare's phrase ‘dearest chuck’), probably from Middle English chukken ‘to cluck’.
Pet form: Chuckie. |
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Chuck." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Chuck." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Chuck.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Chuck." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Chuck.html |
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chuck 2 give a playful touch under the chin; throw with the hand XVI.
Also (dial.) chock XVI. perh. — OF. chuquer, earlier form of choquer knock, bump, of unkn. orig. |
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T. F. HOAD. "chuck." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "chuck." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chuck1.html T. F. HOAD. "chuck." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chuck1.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "chuck." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "chuck." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chuck.html T. F. HOAD. "chuck." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-chuck.html |
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chuck See beef.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "chuck." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "chuck." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-chuck.html DAVID A. BENDER. "chuck." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-chuck.html |
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•buck, Canuck, chuck, cluck, cruck, duck, fuck, luck, muck, pluck, puck, ruck, schmuck, shuck, struck, stuck, suck, truck, tuck, upchuck, yuck
•blackbuck • reedbuck • sawbuck
•roebuck • bushbuck • megabuck
•woodchuck • shelduck • Habakkuk
•stagestruck • awestruck • moonstruck
•dumbstruck • thunderstruck
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"chuck." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "chuck." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chuck.html "chuck." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-chuck.html |
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