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.

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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.

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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

Singular:

chuck

Plural:

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