chuck

1. 1.

   informal terms for a meal

   Synonymschoweatsgrub

   Broaderfare
2. 2.

   the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade

   Broadercut of beef

   Part ofside of beef

   Partsbladeshoulder
3. 3.

   a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill

   Broaderholding device

   Narrowercollet

   Part oflathedrillelectric drill

   Partsjaw

Other forms of chuck

plural

chucks·

past tense

chucked·

present participle

chucking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chuck

What does chuck mean?

chuck means "throw carelessly". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chuck?

chuck has 1 syllable: chuck. In IPA it is /ˈtʃʌk/.

What is another word for chuck?

Close synonyms include toss, ditch, pat, vomit, vomit up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chuck a common word?

chuck is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with chuck?

1 word rhymes with chuck. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.