Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chuck

3 senses of chuck

Sense 1
chow, chuck, eats, grub -- (informal terms for a meal)
       => fare -- (the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed)

Sense 2
chuck -- (the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade)
       => cut of beef -- (cut of meat from beef cattle)

Sense 3
chuck -- (a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill)
       => holding device -- (a device for holding something)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb chuck

4 senses of chuck

Sense 1
chuck, toss -- (throw carelessly; "chuck the ball")
       => throw -- (propel through the air; "throw a frisbee")

Sense 2
chuck, ditch -- (throw away; "Chuck these old notes")
       => abandon -- (forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot")

Sense 3
chuck, pat -- (pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin)
       => caress, fondle -- (touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi")

Sense 4
vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up -- (eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night")
       => excrete, egest, eliminate, pass -- (eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone")