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CHUCK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chuck" is a kind of...):

holding device (a device for holding something)

Meronyms (parts of "chuck"):

jaw (holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chuck"):

collet; collet chuck (a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe)

Holonyms ("chuck" is a part of...):

drill (a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows))

electric drill (a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor)

lathe (machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Informal terms for a meal

Synonyms:

chow; chuck; eats; grub

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("chuck" is a kind of...):

fare (the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("chuck" is a kind of...):

cut of beef (cut of meat from beef cattle)

Meronyms (parts of "chuck"):

blade (a cut of beef from the shoulder blade)

shoulder (a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg)

Holonyms ("chuck" is a part of...):

side of beef (dressed half of a beef carcass)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Example:

The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

Synonyms:

barf; be sick; cast; cat; chuck; disgorge; honk; puke; purge; regorge; regurgitate; retch; sick; spew; spue; throw up; upchuck; vomit; vomit up

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "chuck" is one way to...):

egest; eliminate; excrete; pass (eliminate from the body)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

Synonyms:

chuck; pat

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "chuck" is one way to...):

caress; fondle (touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 3

Meaning:

Throw carelessly

Example:

chuck the ball

Synonyms:

chuck; toss

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "chuck" is one way to...):

throw (propel through the air)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Sentence example:

The children chuck the ball

Sense 4

Meaning:

Throw away

Example:

Chuck these old notes

Synonyms:

chuck; ditch

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "chuck" is one way to...):

abandon (forsake, leave behind)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

"When'd you chuck the cannery?" he asked.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

I could earn a dollar and a half a day, common labor, and I might get in as instructor in Hanley's cramming joint—I say might, mind you, and I might be chucked out at the end of the week for sheer inability.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)