Chuck
Definition of Chuck
Pronunciation: chŭk | v. i. | 1. | To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck. | | 2. | To chuckle; to laugh. | | v. t. | 1. | To call, as a hen her chickens. | | n. | 1. | The chuck or call of a hen. | | 2. | A sudden, small noise. | | 3. | A word of endearment; - corrupted from chick. | | v. t. | 1. | To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to. | | 2. | To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch. | | 3. | (Mech.) 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. | | n. | 1. | A slight blow or pat under the chin. | | 2. | A short throw; a toss. | | 3. | (Mach.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon. | | 1. | A small pebble; - called also chuckstone and chuckiestone. | | 2. | A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones. | | 1. | 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. |
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