chuck
1
[ chuhk ]
/ tʃʌk /
verb (used with object)
noun
Idioms for chuck
chuck it, British Slang.
stop it; shut up.
Origin of chuck
1
First recorded in 1575–85; origin uncertain
Words nearby chuck
chubby,
chubsucker,
chubut,
chuchchi,
chuchow,
chuck,
chuck in,
chuck off,
chuck out,
chuck wagon,
chuck-a-luck
British Dictionary definitions for chuck out (1 of 5)
chuck out
verb
(tr, adverb often foll by of) informal
to eject forcibly (from); throw out (of)
he was chucked out of the lobby
British Dictionary definitions for chuck out (2 of 5)
chuck
1
/ (tʃʌk) /
verb (mainly tr)
noun
Word Origin for chuck
C16: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for chuck out (3 of 5)
chuck
2
/ (tʃʌk) /
noun
Also called: chuck steak
a cut of beef extending from the neck to the shoulder blade
- 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
- Also called: four jaw chuck, independent jaw chuck a similar device having independently adjustable jaws for holding an unsymmetrical workpiece
Word Origin for chuck
C17: variant of
chock
British Dictionary definitions for chuck out (4 of 5)
chuck
3
/ (tʃʌk) /
verb
(intr) a less common word for cluck (def. 2)
noun
a clucking sound
a term of endearment
Word Origin for chuck
C14
chukken to cluck, of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for chuck out (5 of 5)
Word Origin for chuck
C19: from Chinook Jargon, from Nootka
chauk