noun
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Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
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Food.
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A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
verb
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To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
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To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
noun
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A chicken, a hen.
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A clucking sound.
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A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
example
Are you all right, chuck?
verb
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To make a clucking sound.
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To call, as a hen her chickens.
noun
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A gentle touch or tap.
example
She gave him an affectionate chuck under the chin.
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A casual throw.
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A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
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An act or instance of vomiting.
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On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
verb
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To touch or tap gently.
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To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
example
Chuck that magazine to me, would you?
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To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
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To discard, to throw away.
example
This food's gone off - you'd better chuck it.
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To jilt; to dump.
example
She's chucked me for another man!
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To vomit.
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To leave; to depart; to bounce.
example
Let's chuck.
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To chuckle; to laugh.
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On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
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A small pebble.
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(in the plural) Money.
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A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.
Examples of chucks in a Sentence
Ideally, dogs will gradually wear the bones down as they chew, but in many of these cases, the problem seemed to stem from dogs swallowing large chucks, rather than gnawing off small shavings.
For variations on the common lacing techniques, check out this page for demonstrations done on Chucks.
As far as shoes go, you'll find everything from Doc Martens to Chucks at Journeys shoe store.
In 1962, Chuck Taylor All-Stars or Converse All-Stars, also known as "Chucks" or "Cons," got a mini makeover.
The shoes' brashness and brightness make them irresistible to a variety of "Chucks" fans, including rockers, skaters and rebellious souls.
In addition, some neon "Chucks" fans complain that the shoe could be even brighter if the company paired them with neon shoelaces.
If you prefer to try on a pair of neon "Chucks" prior to purchasing them, then you are better off shopping at one of the dozens of retailers that sell the neon shoes.
Of all his portraits of adventurous sailors, "Gentleman Chucks" in Peter Simple and "Equality Jack" in Mr Midshipman Easy are the most famous, but he created many other types which take rank among the characteristic figures in English fiction.
Attachments for tool post, Travel stops Three & four jaw chucks, sliding chuck guard with view window.
In the early 1970s, Converse debuted a line of colored "Chucks."
Among the manufactures of Oneida are wagons, cigars, furniture, caskets, silver-plated ware, engines and machinery, steel and wooden pulleys and chucks, steel grave vaults, hosiery, and milk bottle caps.