CHUCK


Meaning of CHUCK in English

~ 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 .

————————

~ 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'.

————————

~ 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 .

————————

~ 4

■ noun N. English informal used as a familiar form of address.

Origin

C16: alt. of chick 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.