chuck

  • 31Chuck — [chuk] n. nickname for CHARLES1 …

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  • 32chuck — chuck1 [chuk] vt. [< ? Fr choquer, to shock, strike against < MDu schokken] 1. to tap or pat gently, esp. under the chin, as a playful or affectionate gesture 2. to throw with a quick, short movement; pitch; toss 3. Slang a) to discard; get …

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  • 33chuck|er — «CHUHK uhr», noun. U.S. Slang. a person who throws, especially a baseball pitcher …

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  • 34chuck|ly — «CHUHK lee», adjective, li|er, li|est. chuckling; chucklesome; merry: »Mr. Scott s soothing commentary goes on now tentative, now chuckly,…now a shade coy (Punch) …

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  • 35ChucK — For other uses, see Chuck (disambiguation). ChucK Paradigm(s) Multi paradigm Appeared in 2003[1] Designed by …

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  • 36chuck — chuck1 S2 [tʃʌk] v [T] informal especially BrE [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French chuquer to knock ] 1.) to throw something in a careless or relaxed way chuck sth on/out of/into etc sth ▪ Tania chucked her bag down on the sofa. ▪ I …

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  • 37chuck — I. /tʃʌk / (say chuk) verb (t) 1. to pat or tap lightly, as under the chin. 2. to throw with a quick motion, usually a short distance: * Grandpa s always chucking boondies at Grandma s grave, said Jack, deadpan. –randolph stow, 1965. 3.… …

  • 38chuck — chuck1 [ tʃʌk ] verb transitive INFORMAL 1. ) to throw something: Someone had chucked a brick through their window. chuck someone something: Chuck me the ball, would you? a ) to put something somewhere in a careless way: She came in, chucked her… …

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  • 39chuck — I UK [tʃʌk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms chuck : present tense I/you/we/they chuck he/she/it chucks present participle chucking past tense chucked past participle chucked informal 1) a) to throw something Someone had chucked a brick through… …

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  • 40chuck — 1 verb (T) informal 1 to throw something in a careless or relaxed way: chuck sth on /out of/into etc: Tania chucked her bag down on the sofa. | chuck sb sth: Chuck me that magazine, would you? 2 chuck sb BrE to end a romantic relationship with… …

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