Chuck — Defs

01 v. i. To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

imp. & p. p. Chucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Chucking

1.
To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
2.
To chuckle; to laugh.[R.]

02 v. t. To call, as a hen her chickens.

1.
To call, as a hen her chickens.

03 n. The chuck or call of a hen.

1.
The chuck or call of a hen.
2.
A sudden, small noise.
3.
A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.

04 v. t. To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.

imp. & p. p. Chucked; p. pr. & vb. n. Chucking

1.
To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
“Chucked the barmaid under the chin.” — W. Irving.
2.
To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.[Colloq.]
3.
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.(Mech.)

05 n. A slight blow or pat under the chin.

1.
A slight blow or pat under the chin.
2.
A short throw; a toss.
3.
A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.(Mach.)

Phrases & compounds

Chuck farthing — a play in which a farthing is pitched into a hole; pitch farthing.

Chuck hole — a deep hole in a wagon rut.

Elliptic chuck — a chuck having a slider and an eccentric circle, which, as the work turns round, give it a sliding motion across the center which generates an ellipse.

06 n. A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.

1.
A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.[Scot.] Also: chuckstone, chuckiestone
2.
A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.[Scot.]

07 n. 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 ste…

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.[Colloq.]