chuck

See also Chuck

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /tʃʌk/

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Verb

Plain form chuck

Third-person singular chucks

Past tense chucked

Past participle chucked

Present participle chucking

1. (informal) If you chuck something, you throw it.

   Ouch! Why'd you throw the ball so hard? You didn't have to chuck it at me!

2. (informal) If you chuck something, you throw it away.

   The fruit has gone bad, I'm going to chuck it.

Related words

• upchuck

Noun

Singular chuck

Plural chucks

Chuck meat

1. Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.