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8 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chuck \Chuck\ (ch[u^]k), n. 1. A small pebble; -- called also {chuckstone} and {chuckiestone}. [Scot.] 2. pl A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones. [Scot.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chuck \Chuck\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chucked}; p. pr & vb n. {Chucking}.] [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. [R.] --Marston. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chuck \Chuck\, n. 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. [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chuck \Chuck\, v. t. To call as a hen her chickens. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chuck \Chuck\, n. 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.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chuck \Chuck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chucked}; p. pr & vb n. {Chucking}.] [F. choquer to strike. Cf {Shock}, v. t.] 1. To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to Chucked the barmaid under the chin. --W. Irving. 2. To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch. [Colloq.] ``Mahomet Ali will just be chucked into the Nile.'' --Lord Palmerson. 3. (Mech.) 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chuck \Chuck\, n. 1. A slight blow or pat under the chin. 2. A short throw; a toss 3. (Mach.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chuck n 1: informal terms for a meal [syn: {chow}, {eats}, {grub}] 2: the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade 3: adjustable jaws center workpiece in a lathe or center tool in a drill v 1: throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" [syn: {toss}] 2: throw away (slang); "Chuck these old notes" [syn: {ditch}] 3: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, esp. under the chin [syn: {pat}] 4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much the students vomited" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {regurgitate}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch}, {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
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