Word Meaning

Meaning of chuck

- To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
- To chuckle; to laugh.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- The chuck or call of a hen.
- A sudden, small noise.
- A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.
- To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
- To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.
- 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.
- A slight blow or pat under the chin.
- A short throw; a toss.
- A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.
- A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.
- A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.
- 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.

Crossword clue for chuck

- Ice hockey ball
- Throw
- Throw quickly