~ 1
informal
■ verb
1》 throw carelessly or casually.
↘( ~ something away/out ) throw something away.
↘( ~ someone out ) force someone to leave a building.
2》 end a relationship with (a partner).
↘(usu. ~ something in ) give up.
3》 ( ~ up ) vomit.
■ noun ( the ~ ) Brit. a dismissal or rejection.
Phrases
~ it down rain heavily.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
C17: from ~ 2 .
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~ 2
■ verb touch (someone) playfully under the chin.
■ noun a playful touch under the chin.
Origin
C17: prob. from OFr. chuquer , later choquer 'to knock, bump'.
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~ 3
■ noun
1》 a device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill.
2》 (also ~ steak ) a cut of beef extending from the neck to the ribs.
Origin
C17, as a var. of chock ; see also chunk 1 .
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~ 4
■ noun N. English informal used as a familiar form of address.
Origin
C16: alt. of chick 1 .