CHUCK


Meaning of CHUCK in English

n. & v.

n. 1 a cut of beef between the neck and the ribs. 2 a device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill.

v.tr. fix (wood, a tool, etc.) to a chuck.

[ var. of CHOCK ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.