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chuck

(/tS//@/k )

informal terms for a meal(noun.food)

Synonym:
chow, eats, grub

source: wordnet30
the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade(noun.food)

source: wordnet30
a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
The chuck or call of a hen.(noun)

source: webster1913
A slight blow or pat under the chin.(noun)

source: webster1913
A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.(noun)

source: webster1913
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

throw carelessly(verb.contact)

Example:
Chuck the ball.

Synonym:
toss

source: wordnet30
throw away(verb.possession)

Example:
Chuck these old notes.

Synonym:
ditch

source: wordnet30
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin(verb.contact)

Synonym:
pat

source: wordnet30
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth(verb.body)

Synonym:
barf, be sick, cast, cat, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up
Antonym:
keep down

source: wordnet30
To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.(verb)

source: webster1913
To call, as a hen her chickens.(verb)

source: webster1913
To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.(verb)

source: webster1913

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