chuck
pronunciation
How to pronounce chuck in British English:
UK [tʃʌk]
How to pronounce chuck in American English:
US [tʃʌk]
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- Noun:
- informal terms for a meal
- the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
- a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
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- Verb:
- throw carelessly
- throw away
- pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Word Origin
- chuck (v.1)
- "to throw," 1590s, variant of chock "give a blow under the chin" (1580s), possibly from French choquer "to shock, strike against," imitative (see shock (n.1)). Related: Chucked; chucking.
- chuck (n.1)
- "piece of wood or meat," 1670s, probably a variant of chock (n.) "block." "Chock and chuck appear to have been originally variants of the same word, which are now somewhat differentiated" [OED]. Specifically of shoulder meat from early 18c. American English chuck wagon (1880) is from the meat sense. Chock and Chuck, Are low terms, very frequently used before full,--as the coach was chock full of passengers. The house was chuck full. [Daniel Powers, "A Grammar on an Entirely New System," West Brookfield, 1845]
- chuck (n.2)
- "slight blow under the chin," 1610s, from chuck (v.1). Meaning "a toss, a throw" is from 1862. Related: Chucked; chucking.
Example
- 1. You can 't get everybody home , chuck .
- 2. For some reason , they seldom chuck any of this rubbish out .
- 3. What else do you see of chuck in the character ?
- 4. What did you do with chuck 's money ?
- 5. We are very busy.you can 't chuck us out .