chuck has definitions from the fields of food,chemistry
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[ verb ] throw carelessly

Synonyms

toss

Examples

"chuck the ball"

Used in print

(Paul Larson and Gordon Odegard, "How to design your...)

Chuck a length of 1 8 '' dia. drill rod into a drill press or some similar turning device and while it is rotating file the end square and_then file a slight taper 1 8 '' long .

Chuck a 2 '' or 3 '' piece of 1 8 '' dia. drill rod in a drill press or electric hand_tool .

Related terms

throw pass

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[ noun ] (food) informal terms for a meal

Synonyms

grub eats chow

Used in print

(Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)

`` We 'll ride out as_soon_as we 've had chuck '' .

Related terms

fare

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[ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 547
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[ verb ] pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, esp. under the chin

Synonyms

pat

Related terms

caress tap

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[ verb ] eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Examples

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

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[ verb ] throw away (slang)

Synonyms

ditch

Examples

"Chuck these old notes"

Related terms

abandon cant

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 26719
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[ noun ] a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
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