Chuck Definition

chŭk
chucks
verb
chucks
Webster's New World
To make a clucking sound.
Wiktionary
To tap or pat gently, esp. under the chin, as a playful or affectionate gesture.
Webster's New World
To throw with a quick, short movement; pitch; toss.
Webster's New World
To discard; get rid of.
Webster's New World
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noun
chucks
A light tap or squeeze under the chin.
Webster's New World
A toss; throw.
Webster's New World
A cut of beef including the parts around the neck, the shoulder blade, and the first few ribs.
Webster's New World
A clamplike device, as on a lathe, by which the tool or work to be turned is held.
Webster's New World
Food.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A diminutive of the male given name Charles.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Chuck

Noun

Singular:
chuck
Plural:
chucks

Origin of Chuck

  • Variant of chock possibly from French choc knock, blow shock1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Onomatopoeic dialect term for chicken, imitative of a hen's cluck.

    From Wiktionary

  • Dialectal chuck lump perhaps variant of chock

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English chukken of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Variant of chock.

    From Wiktionary

  • From woodchuck.

    From Wiktionary

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