I. ˈchək verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English chukken, of imitative origin
intransitive verb
1.
a. of a hen : to make a clucking noise
b. : to make a noise suggesting the chucking of a hen
2. obsolete : chuckle : laugh inwardly
transitive verb
1. : to call (as chickens) by clucking
2. : to urge (a horse) forward by a chuck or palatal cluck
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English chuk, from chukken, v.
1. : dear — used as a term of endearment
sweet chuck
2. dialect Britain : fowl , chicken
III. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : to give a pat or caress to under the chin originally to make the mouth close
chucked the barmaid under the chin — Washington Irving
2.
a.
(1) : to toss or jerk out of the hand : throw with a short action of the arm and usually in an easy or careless manner
(2) : to throw (a baseball) to a batter or fielder
b. : to throw away : discard
he had chucked his old suit
c. : dismiss , eject , oust — used especially with out
chucked out of office
3. : to give up : have done with — often used with up
chuck up a job
4. : to clear (the ground) of obstructions with horses or machinery in logging
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- chuck it
IV. noun
( -s )
1. : a pat or nudge under the chin
2. : toss , jerk ; especially : a toss or short cast (as of a stone) from the hand
3. : chuck-farthing
4. slang Britain : dismissal
to get the chuck
V. noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably variant of chock
1. now dialect : a log or lump : chunk
2.
a. : a portion of a side of dressed beef including most of the neck, the parts about the shoulder blade, and those about the first three ribs
a chuck roast
— see beef illustration
b. : a similar cut from a carcass of dressed veal or lamb
3. chiefly West : food , grub
4. : a tapered piece of wood used in founding to stiffen the bars of a flask or connect them with parts below the joint
5.
a. : an attachment for holding a workpiece or tool in a machine (as a drill press or lathe) usually by means of adjustable jaws or setscrews — see collet chuck , drill chuck , independent chuck , magnetic chuck , universal chuck
b. : a hydrant carried on fire apparatus for attaching to a chuck hydrant
VI. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to place in a chuck : hold by means of a chuck
VII.
variant of chock
VIII. noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening
: woodchuck
IX. ˈchu̇k, ˈchək noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by chuck ) (III) of check (II) (checkstone)
dialect Britain : checkstone
X. ˈchək noun
( -s )
Etymology: Chinook Jargon, water, river, stream, sea, probably from Nootka chauk
Northwest : inlet , harbor
salmon caught right in front of the chuck entrance
a sizable stream … met the salt chuck — N.C.McDonald