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chuck

/t͡ʃʌk/noun, verb1 syllable

Chuck means: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

Synonyms for chuck39

noun, as in informal terms for a meal

chow, eats, grub

verb, as in eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

verb, as in throw carelessly

verb, as in throw away

verb, as in pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

also used for chuck

chuckie, chucky, chuckstone, chuckiestone, fling, hurl, bung, chunk, cook, dash, dump, feck, chuck out, junk, 86

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What does chuck mean?7

verb

1

eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth“After drinking too much, the students vomited”

2

throw carelessly“chuck the ball”

3

throw away“Chuck these old notes”

4

pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

noun

1

informal terms for a meal

2

the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade

3

a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with chuck?14

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Chuck in a sentence

  • How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?Quetucrois
  • Chuck your watch out the window to see how time flies.DJ_Saidez
  • How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?Anskora
  • Chuck Norris loves to donate blood, but it's never his own.frpzzd
  • Chuck Norris's tears could cure cancer, but he never cries.Ooneykcall
  • Chuck Norris doesn't dial the wrong number; rather, you pick up the wrong phone.Ooneykcall
  • Uninstall method: Chuck the whole folder into the recycle bin.blay_paul
  • Chuck Norris's cowboy boots are made from real cowboys.frpzzd

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Forms of chuck

as a noun

plural
chucks

as a verb

past tense
chucked
present participle
chucking
third-person singular
chucks
past participle
chucked