Definitions for chuck
tʃʌkchuck

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. chow, chuck, eats, grubnoun

   informal terms for a meal

2. chucknoun

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

3. chuckverb

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

4. chuck, tossverb

   throw carelessly

   "chuck the ball"

5. chuck, ditchverb

   throw away

   "Chuck these old notes"

6. chuck, patverb

   pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

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

   eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

   "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Chucknoun

   A diminutive of the male given name Charles.

2. Chucknoun

   a Chuck Taylor shoe (usually referred to in plural form, Chucks).

3. Chucknoun

   The city of Edmonton (so named because of the large Ukrainian population; -chuk (-) is common suffix in Ukrainian surnames).

4. Etymology: Variant of chock.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Chucknoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. The voice of a hen.

   He made the chuck four or five times, that people use to make to chickens when they call them. William Temple.

   2. A word of endearment, corrupted from chicken or chick.

   Come, your promise. ———— What promise, chuck? William Shakespeare, Othello.

   3. A sudden small noise.

2. To Chuckverb

   1. To call as a hen calls her young.

   Then crowing, clapp’d his wings, th’ appointed call,
   To chuck his wives together in the hall. John Dryden, Fables.

   2. To give a gentle blow under the chin, so as to make the mouth strike together.

   Come, chuck the infant under the chin, force a smile, and cry, ay, the boy takes after his mother’s relations. William Congreve, O. B.

3. To CHUCKverb

   To make a noise like a hen, when she calls her chickens.

   Etymology: A word probably formed in imitation of the sound that it expresses; or perhaps corrupted from chick.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chuck

   Chuck can refer to several different things depending on the context. Here are some general definitions: 1. Chuck (verb): To throw or toss something with force or abandon. Example: He chucked the ball across the field. 2. Chuck (noun): A cut of meat from the shoulder area of an animal, typically beef. Example: The chuck roast is known for its tenderness and rich flavor. 3. Chuck (noun): A specialized tool used to hold and rotate objects, often in machinery or woodworking. Example: The lathe chuck securely held the wooden block as it was turned into a bowl. 4. Chuck (noun): A term of endearment or informal address, similar to "buddy" or "mate." Example: Hey, chuck, how's it going? 5. Chuck (noun): In informal British slang, to vomit or be sick. Example: He had a bit too much to drink and chucked in the alleyway.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chuckverb

   to make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck

2. Chuckverb

   to chuckle; to laugh

3. Chuckverb

   to call, as a hen her chickens

4. Chucknoun

   the chuck or call of a hen

5. Chucknoun

   a sudden, small noise

6. Chucknoun

   a word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick

7. Chuckverb

   to strike gently; to give a gentle blow to

8. Chuckverb

   to toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch

9. Chuckverb

   to place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck

10. Chucknoun

    a slight blow or pat under the chin

11. Chucknoun

    a short throw; a toss

12. Chucknoun

    a contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon

13. Chucknoun

    a small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone

14. Chucknoun

    a game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones

15. Chucknoun

    a piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast

16. Etymology: [Imitative of the sound.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ChucK

   ChucK is a concurrent, strongly timed audio programming language for real-time synthesis, composition, and performance, which runs on Mac OS X, Linux, Microsoft Windows, and iPhone/iPad. It is designed to favor readability and flexibility for the programmer over other considerations such as raw performance. It natively supports deterministic concurrency and multiple, simultaneous, dynamic control rates. Another key feature is the ability to live code; adding, removing, and modifying code on the fly, while the program is running, without stopping or restarting. It has a highly precise timing/concurrency model, allowing for arbitrarily fine granularity. It offers composers and researchers a powerful and flexible programming tool for building and experimenting with complex audio synthesis programs, and real-time interactive control. ChucK was created and chiefly designed by Ge Wang as a graduate student working with Perry R. Cook. ChucK is distributed freely under the terms of the GNU General Public License on Mac OS X, Linux and Microsoft Windows. On iPhone/iPad, ChiP is distributed under a limited, closed source license, and is not currently licensed to the public. However, the core team has stated that it would like to explore "ways to open ChiP by creating a beneficial environment for everyone".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chuck

   chuk, n. the call of a hen: a chicken (dim. Chuck′ie): a word of endearment.—v.i. to call, as a hen. [A variety of Cluck.]

2. Chuck

   chuk, n. a gentle blow, as under the chin: (coll.) a toss or throw; any game of pitch and toss.—v.t. to pat gently, as under the chin: to toss: to pitch.—n. Chuck′-far′thing, a game in which a farthing is chucked into a hole. [Fr. choquer, to jolt; allied to Shock.]

3. Chuck

   chuk, n. a pebble or small stone: a game with such stones, often called Chuck′ies: an instrument for holding an object so that it can be rotated, as upon the mandrel of a lathe. [Der. uncertain; cf. It. cioco, a block, stump.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chuck

   A sea-shell. Nickname for a boatswain, "Old chucks." Also, an old word signifying large chips of wood.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHUCK

   A tool for tighten a drill or drill press

   
   

   Submitted by rinat on February 27, 2020  

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   chucknoun

   To store and save the heir sound of a kiss in check.

   I gave my love crush a chuck for Valentine's Day.

   Etymology: Worthy gift

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 13, 2024  

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   chuckverb

   To throw (something) carelessly and forcefully.

   I had to chuck the ball but I caused an accident!

   
   

   Submitted by zakaria1409 on July 3, 2022  

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1. chuck

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHUCK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chuck is ranked #26873 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Chuck surname appeared 904 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Chuck.
   
   42.1% or 381 total occurrences were White.
   35.5% or 321 total occurrences were Asian.
   8.4% or 76 total occurrences were Black.
   7.5% or 68 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Abandon
   • Caress
   • Cut Of Beef
   • Eliminate
   • Fare
   • Throw

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'chuck' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3290

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce chuck?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say chuck in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of chuck in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of chuck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of chuck in a Sentence

1. Dick Durbin:

   I can tell you that I know Chuck pretty well. I have listened to him carefully and heard his comments about the negotiations carefully, i always expected him to be against the agreement. This didn't come as a major shock or surprise.

2. Harry Reid:

   Chuck will be the next leader, i am confident of that.

3. Liev Schreiber:

   I think people are going to be very pleasantly surprised by Naomi Watts in this picture, chuck.

4. Kelly Kahl:

   ’Young Sheldon’ has made a huge impact on our schedule in the short time it’s been on the air, while the show’s DNA is clearly rooted in ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ ‘Young Sheldon’ has staked out its own place in the TV universe with a unique creative tone, brilliant writing and a gifted multi-generational cast. We can’t wait to see Chuck, Steve, Jim and Todd’s vision for how the Cooper family deals with Sheldon growing a year older…and smarter.

5. Newt Gingrich:

   My advice would be : Why don't you schedule three rallies in three Democratic districts and have people show up -- see how Democrats feel about that kind of direct pressure ? he ought to start planning right now. Reaching out to individual Democrats and ignoring Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=chuck
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chuck
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=chuck
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chuck
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=chuck
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=chuck
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=chuck
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=chuck