chuck
/t͡ʃʌk/ noun C1- Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- Food.
- A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
Plural chucks
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- chuck away To discard, or throw away.
- chuck down To eat (something).
- chuck in To give up, to quit.
- chuck off To evict someone, e.g. from a form of transport, perhaps ...
- chuck out To discard, to dispose of (something).
- chuck over To abandon (someone); to leave (someone) behind; to break...
- chuck up To chuck up the sponge; to give up; to admit defeat; to b...
Other matches
- chuck To playfully give a light touch, stroke, tap, e... C2
- chuck To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuc... C2
- chuck To make a clucking sound. C2
- chuck A pair of nunchaku, especially when using two. C2
- chuck A gentle touch or tap. C2
- chuck A clucking sound. C2
- chuck away To discard, or throw away.
- chuck down To eat
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