Definition of chuck

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of chuck is as below...

Chuck (n.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon..

Lern More About Chuck

Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A short throw; a toss.
Woodchuck :: Woodchuck (n.) The yaffle, or green woodpecker..
Chuckleheaded :: Chuckleheaded (a.) Having a large head; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones..
Sciuromorpha :: Sciuromorpha (n. pl.) A tribe of rodents containing the squirrels and allied animals, such as the gophers, woodchucks, beavers, and others..
Marmot :: Marmot (n.) Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (A. monax) is the woodchuck..
Chuck :: Chuck (v. t.) 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..
Chucklehead :: Chucklehead (n.) A person with a large head; a numskull; a dunce.
Dump :: Dump (n.) A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by boys in playing chuck farthing..
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.
Chuck :: Chuck (v. i.) To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
Jackstone :: Jackstone (n.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of metal. See 6th Chuck.
Chuck :: Chuck (v. t.) To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
Smoke :: Smoke (v. t.) To subject to the operation of smoke, for the purpose of annoying or driving out; -- often with out; as, to smoke a woodchuck out of his burrow..
Witchuck :: Witchuck (n.) The sand martin, or bank swallow..
Chuckle :: Chuckle (v. i.) To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision..
Chuck-will''s-widow :: Chuck-Will's-widow (n.) A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note..
Chucked :: Chucked (imp. & p. p.) of Chuc.
Chuckle :: Chuckle (v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck..
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) The chuck or call of a hen.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us