chucks
/tʃʌks/noun
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Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
Food.
A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
verb
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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.
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A chicken, a hen.
A clucking sound.
A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
Example: Are you all right, chuck?
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To make a clucking sound.
To call, as a hen her chickens.
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A gentle touch or tap.
Example: She gave him an affectionate chuck under the chin.
A casual throw.
A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
An act or instance of vomiting.
verb
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To touch or tap gently.
To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
Example: Chuck that magazine to me, would you?
To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
To discard, to throw away.
Example: This food's gone off - you'd better chuck it.
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A small pebble.
(in the plural) Money.
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A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.