Chuck
Chuck (chuk) , intransitive verb
[Imitative of the sound.]
1.
To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
2.
To chuckle; to laugh. [Rare] — Marston
Chuck , transitive verb
To call, as a hen her chickens. — Dryden
Chuck , noun
1.
The chuck or call of a hen.
2.
A sudden, small noise.
3.
A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.
Pray, chuck, come hither.
Chuck , transitive verb
[French choquer to strike. Compare Shock, transitive verb]
1.
To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
Chucked the barmaid under the chin.
2.
To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch. [Colloquial]
Mahomet Ali will just be chucked into the Nile.
3.
(Mechanics) To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
Chuck , noun
1.
A slight blow or pat under the chin.
2.
A short throw; a toss.
3.
(Machinery) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.
Collocations (3)
Chuck farthing , a play in which a farthing is pitched into a hole; pitch farthing.
Chuck hole , a deep hole in a wagon rut.
Elliptic chuck , a chuck having a slider and an eccentric circle, which, as the work turns round, give it a sliding motion across the center which generates an ellipse. — Knight
Chuck (chuk) , noun
1.
A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone. [Scottish]
2.
A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones. [Scottish]
Chuck , noun
A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast. [Colloquial]