From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishchuckchuck1 /tʃʌk/ verb [transitive] especially British English informal 1 THROWto throw something in a careless or relaxed waychuck something on/out of/into etc something Tania chucked her bag down on the sofa. I chucked a few things into a suitcase and left.chuck somebody something Chuck me that pen, would you?2 to throw something away because you do not want it anymore I think I might have chucked it by mistake.3 (also chuck something ↔ in) to leave your job You haven’t chucked your job, have you?4 British EnglishRELATIONSHIP to end a romantic relationship with someone Why did Judy chuck him?5 → chuck it down6 → chuck somebody under the chin → chuck something ↔ away → chuck something ↔ in → chuck somebody off something → chuck somebody/something ↔ out→ See Verb table
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chuck• Somebody in the crowd chucked a bottle onto the field.• Wolfgang Petersen's movie chucks all these non-narrative elements overboard.• But I never got the grant, and I chucked Cassatt and Morisot.• I picked it up and chucked it back.• He chucks it into the sea.• Chuck me those cigarettes, would you?• As much as I hate it, I'm not willing to chuck my job.• By this time they had been chucked out of the garden of course.• Just go ahead and chuck out the batteries.• Outside, Ben was barking for Marie to go and chuck sticks fur him.• And chuck that bulk-paid glossy stuff in the trash before you put the key in the door.• She took off her shoes and chucked them on the floor.• One blonde-haired little girl was chucked under the chin; she winced.chuck something on/out of/into etc something• He chucked Cristalena right out of his mind after that as not being worth the risk.chuckchuck2 noun 1 [countable]TE part of a machine that holds something firmly so that it does not move2 [singular] spokenTALK TO somebody a friendly word used to address someone in some parts of northern EnglandExamples from the Corpus
chuck• Meat cuts used include pork shoulders; beef chuck, brisket, and flank; and trimmings of all kinds.• It is important not to use conventional chucks for hammer drilling.• a drill chuck• ground chuck• The banding clamps and three-jaw chuck I have, are home made.• Boning and muscle-boning of the chuck produce roasts and steaks bearing such names as petite steak and flatiron roast.Origin chuck1 (1500-1600) Perhaps from Old French chuquer “to knock” chuck2 (1700-1800) chuck “large awkward-shaped piece” ((17-19 centuries)), probably from chock 