Definition of chuck

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Chuck (n.) A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.

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Chuck :: Chuck (v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens..
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..
Smoke :: Smoke (v. t.) To subject to the operation of smoke, for the purpose of annoying or driving out; -- often with out; as, to smoke a woodchuck out of his burrow..
Woodchuck :: Woodchuck (n.) A common large North American marmot (Arctomys monax). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called also ground hog..
Chuckling :: Chuckling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuckl.
Chuck :: Chuck (v. i.) To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
Sciuromorpha :: Sciuromorpha (n. pl.) A tribe of rodents containing the squirrels and allied animals, such as the gophers, woodchucks, beavers, and others..
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.
Chucklehead :: Chucklehead (n.) A person with a large head; a numskull; a dunce.
Marmot :: Marmot (n.) Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (A. monax) is the woodchuck..
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 :: Chuck (n.) A sudden, small noise..
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones..
Chucking :: Chucking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuc.
Chuckle :: Chuckle (v. i.) To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision..
Chuck :: Chuck (v. t.) To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.
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..
Chucked :: Chucked (imp. & p. p.) of Chuc.
Chuckleheaded :: Chuckleheaded (a.) Having a large head; thickheaded; dull; stupid.
Chuck :: Chuck (n.) The chuck or call of a hen.
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