chuck
- Proper noun. (uncountable) A diminutive of the male given name ''Charles''.
- Proper noun. (countable) a Chuck Taylor shoe (usually referred to in plural form, '''Chucks''').
- Proper noun. (Canada, slang) The city of Edmonton (so named because of the large Ukrainian population; -chuk (-чук) is common suffix in Ukrainian surnames).
- Noun. (cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- 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.
- Noun. (dialect, obsolete) A chicken, a hen.
- Noun. A clucking sound.
- Noun. (slang) A friend or close acquaintance.
- Noun. A gentle touch or tap.
- Noun. (informal) A casual throw.
- Noun. (slang) An act of vomiting.
- Noun. (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- Verb. To make a clucking sound.
- Verb. To touch or tap gently.
- Verb. (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- Verb. (transitive, informal) To discard, to throw away.
- Verb. (intransitive, slang) To vomit.
- Verb. (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- Noun. (abbreviation of, woodchuck) .
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