Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.
Chuck :: Chuck (v. t.) To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
Chuck :: Chuck (v. t.) To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.
Chuck :: Chuck (v. t.) 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..
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A slight blow or pat under the chin.
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon..
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones..
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) 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..
Chuck-will''s-widow :: Chuck-Will's-widow (n.) A species of goatsucker (Antrostomus Carolinensis), of the southern United States; -- so called from its note..