Dictionary Entry

chuck

chuck is a 5-letter English word with 22 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 22 senses

Definitions

1intransitive verb
To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
2intransitive verb
To chuckle; to laugh.
3transitive verb
To call, as a hen her chickens.
4noun
The chuck or call of a hen.
5noun
A sudden, small noise.
6noun
A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.
7transitive verb
To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
8transitive verb
To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.
9transitive verb
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.
10noun
A slight blow or pat under the chin.
11noun
A short throw; a toss.
12noun
A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.
13noun
A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.
14noun
A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.
15noun
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.
16noun
a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
17noun
informal terms for a meal
Synonyms
chow eats grub
18noun
the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
19verb
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"After drinking too much, the students vomited"
"He purged continuously"
Synonyms
barf cast cat disgorge honk puke purge regorge regurgitate retch sick spew
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20verb
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
Synonyms
pat
21verb
throw carelessly
"chuck the ball"
Synonyms
toss
22verb
throw away
"Chuck these old notes"
Synonyms
ditch

Synonyms

chow eats grub barf cast cat disgorge honk puke purge regorge regurgitate retch sick spew spue upchuck vomit pat toss ditch

Common word forms

chucks chucked chucker chucking

Words from these letters

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