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Definition of Chuck

Chuck

  1. To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
  2. To chuckle; to laugh.
  3. To call, as a hen her chickens.
  4. The chuck or call of a hen.
  5. A sudden, small noise.
  6. A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.
  7. To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
  8. To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.
  9. 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.
  10. A slight blow or pat under the chin.
  11. A short throw; a toss.
  12. A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.
  13. A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.
  14. A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.
  15. 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 Quotations

If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.
John Lennon

Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it.
Marianne Williamson

You didn't know whether Chuck Berry was black or white - it was not a concern.
Keith Richards

One summer I remember, I got exposed to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly and Buddy Holly was a very very big, made a very big impression on me. Because of a lot of things, you know, the way he looked and his charisma.
Eric Clapton

By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician who considers himself above politics.
Ron Fournier
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Chuck Translations

chuck in Danish is stryge
chuck in Dutch is aaien, aanhalen, strelen, liefkozen
chuck in French is mandrin, serrage, caresser
chuck in German is Bohrfutter, einspannen
chuck in Portuguese is mandril
chuck in Spanish is caricia, uncir, acarciar, calzo

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