Chuck

  1. Proper noun.  (uncountable) A diminutive of the male given name ''Charles''.
  2. Proper noun.  (countable) a Chuck Taylor shoe (usually referred to in plural form, '''Chucks''').
  3. Proper noun.  (Canada, slang) The city of Edmonton (so named because of the large Ukrainian population; -chuk (-чук) is common suffix in Ukrainian surnames).
  4. Noun.  (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
  5. Noun.  (mechanical engineering) A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
  6. Noun.  (dialect, obsolete) A chicken, a hen.
  7. Noun.  A clucking sound.
  8. Noun.  (slang) A friend or close acquaintance.
  9. Noun.  A gentle touch or tap.
  10. Noun.  (informal) A casual throw.
  11. Noun.  (slang) An act of vomiting.
  12. Noun.  (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
  13. Verb.  To make a clucking sound.
  14. Verb.  To touch or tap gently.
  15. Verb.  (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
  16. Verb.  (transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
  17. Verb.  (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
  18. Verb.  (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
  19. Noun.  (abbreviation of, woodchuck) .

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