Chuck
verb
To throw something carelessly or casually.
He just chucked his clothes on the floor.
Often appears as...
- chuck something on
- chuck it away
verb
To quit or give up on something.
I'm thinking about chucking my job and going traveling.
Often appears as...
- chuck in the towel
- chuck it all in
Usage tips
Informal
noun
Term of endearment towards someone you love.
Don't worry, chuck, everything will be okay.
Usage tips
Informal
noun
The part of a woodworking machine that holds the wood.
The lathe chuck is designed to hold the wood tightly while it spins.
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Technical
noun
A cut of beef near the neck of the cattle.
Chuck steak is perfect for slow cooking.
Often appears as...
- chuck steak
- chuck roast
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To throw something carelessly or casually.
He just chucked his clothes on the floor.
Often appears as...
- chuck something on
- chuck it away
verb
To quit or give up on something.
I'm thinking about chucking my job and going traveling.
Often appears as...
- chuck in the towel
- chuck it all in
Usage tips
Informal
noun
Term of endearment towards someone you love.
Don't worry, chuck, everything will be okay.
Usage tips
Informal
noun
The part of a woodworking machine that holds the wood.
The lathe chuck is designed to hold the wood tightly while it spins.
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A cut of beef near the neck of the cattle.
Chuck steak is perfect for slow cooking.
Often appears as...
- chuck steak
- chuck roast
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Action
Used in casual contexts, often spoken rather than written.
Just chuck those magazines on the table.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Care
Implies a lack of concern or attention where placement is not precise.
He chucked his keys somewhere in the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Mildly Forceful
Suggests a stronger, sometimes more playful action compared to gentle 'throw'.
She chucked a pillow at me.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Action
Used in casual contexts, often spoken rather than written.
Just chuck those magazines on the table.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Care
Implies a lack of concern or attention where placement is not precise.
He chucked his keys somewhere in the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Mildly Forceful
Suggests a stronger, sometimes more playful action compared to gentle 'throw'.
She chucked a pillow at me.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Action
Used in casual contexts, often spoken rather than written.
Just chuck those magazines on the table.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Care
Implies a lack of concern or attention where placement is not precise.
He chucked his keys somewhere in the room.
Pro Tip 3/3Mildly Forceful
Suggests a stronger, sometimes more playful action compared to gentle 'throw'.
She chucked a pillow at me.
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What I learned at...
I turn around and said he's like we don't know how much carbon it takes to meet those we don't know how much carbon it takes to run them and and I was like okay fine but I want one of those rings I really want a smog range okay then the chalk dust guy to chuck like solving it with the truck this you know to me done
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Eric Hinterman: How...
Now, a lot of people don't necessarily like what I just said, because it could sound like we're trying to abandon the Earth. Run away from our problems instead of addressing them. That's not it at all. I mean, when you finish backing up your computer, do you go to the nearest river and chuck your computer into it?
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Food Too "Ugly" to Sell...
wholesalers weren't able to sell them then we go in we intervene we say don't chuck that away give it to us we're going to cook it up five thousand people we had 800 pounds of just the sweet potatoes today and that's just the beginning we have hundreds and hundreds of pounds of food that would otherwise
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Exploration+Discovery PIPE...
is being chucked overboard. Now if you're going to get the local people involved in taking on the conservation as being important to them, they have to see some benefit beyond just the fact that they're lions. One you have to show them that tourist are not going to show up if they don't have elephants
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Who are you, really? The...
They'd like to stand close for comfortable communication. They like to have a lot of eye contact, or mutual gaze. We found in some research that they use more diminutive terms when they meet somebody. So when an extrovert meets a Charles, it rapidly becomes "Charlie," and then "Chuck,"
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Sustainable Hockey Arena...
want to see it how could we be easier on the planet even inside a building how can we change the way we do things to lessen the impact it means that somebody cares because otherwise you know it's way easier just to chuck it and having people care is so much better
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Safari Live - Day 337 PIPE...
it as a chair he said there's a beanbag or beanbag giraffe beanbag an elephant beanbag that would be even better a real true scale elephant beanbag I would definitely chuck one or two of those about the camp be very cool actually just even a lion anything that
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Weaving narratives in...
forward it's no longer a question of chucking a tapestry in the back of a car they have to be wound on huge rollers shipped in oversized freighters some of them was so big we had to get them into the museum we had to take them up the
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Hidden Elephant Camera PIPE...
and this is what it's about with the mud the chucking it on there is going to evaporate the water out of the mud what's interesting here though is that the elephants have very wrinkly skin yes so the mud goes into the wrinkles
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Bryan Smith: Adrenaline...
help us build a ramp so that Dean can jump off the top of the mountain and literally chuck was destined to do this he had all the welding equipment he had drill presses everything you could imagine so we built this thing in
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What I learned at...
I turn around and said he's like we don't know how much carbon it takes to meet those we don't know how much carbon it takes to run them and and I was like okay fine but I want one of those rings I really want a smog range okay then the chalk dust guy to chuck like solving it with the truck this you know to me done
Video examples
Eric Hinterman: How...
Now, a lot of people don't necessarily like what I just said, because it could sound like we're trying to abandon the Earth. Run away from our problems instead of addressing them. That's not it at all. I mean, when you finish backing up your computer, do you go to the nearest river and chuck your computer into it?
Video examples
Food Too "Ugly" to Sell...
wholesalers weren't able to sell them then we go in we intervene we say don't chuck that away give it to us we're going to cook it up five thousand people we had 800 pounds of just the sweet potatoes today and that's just the beginning we have hundreds and hundreds of pounds of food that would otherwise
Video examples
Exploration+Discovery PIPE...
is being chucked overboard. Now if you're going to get the local people involved in taking on the conservation as being important to them, they have to see some benefit beyond just the fact that they're lions. One you have to show them that tourist are not going to show up if they don't have elephants
Video examples
Who are you, really? The...
They'd like to stand close for comfortable communication. They like to have a lot of eye contact, or mutual gaze. We found in some research that they use more diminutive terms when they meet somebody. So when an extrovert meets a Charles, it rapidly becomes "Charlie," and then "Chuck,"
Video examples
Sustainable Hockey Arena...
want to see it how could we be easier on the planet even inside a building how can we change the way we do things to lessen the impact it means that somebody cares because otherwise you know it's way easier just to chuck it and having people care is so much better
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 337 PIPE...
it as a chair he said there's a beanbag or beanbag giraffe beanbag an elephant beanbag that would be even better a real true scale elephant beanbag I would definitely chuck one or two of those about the camp be very cool actually just even a lion anything that
Video examples
Weaving narratives in...
forward it's no longer a question of chucking a tapestry in the back of a car they have to be wound on huge rollers shipped in oversized freighters some of them was so big we had to get them into the museum we had to take them up the
Video examples
Hidden Elephant Camera PIPE...
and this is what it's about with the mud the chucking it on there is going to evaporate the water out of the mud what's interesting here though is that the elephants have very wrinkly skin yes so the mud goes into the wrinkles
Video examples
Bryan Smith: Adrenaline...
help us build a ramp so that Dean can jump off the top of the mountain and literally chuck was destined to do this he had all the welding equipment he had drill presses everything you could imagine so we built this thing in
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Quote examples
Lennie James
English Actor
In the kids' home I was in, there was very little change of staff. People stuck around, and they stuck around because they were being paid enough to stay there and raise their families. If you're not supporting the people looking after the kids, you're not supporting the kids, and you might as well chuck them all in the bin.
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Guy Martin
British Celebrity
The most common way to crash coming out of a corner is to highside - which is where you accelerate out of the corner, and the rear loses grip, then suddenly finds grip and chucks you off the bike.
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Dana White
American Businessman
Chuck Liddell loves to fight. That's his passion. That's what he loves in life. But there comes a day and age - fighting is a young man's game.
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Tom Heinsohn
American Athlete
Chuck Daly was a man and a coach who everyone had great respect for, and to be recognized in his memory is very special.
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Peter Straub
American Writer
I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time.
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Tamara Tunie
American Actress
Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.
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Wendy Long
American Lawyer
Chuck Schumer is the face of the ruling class.
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P.K. Subban
Canadian Athlete
Chuck Hughes is one of my very good friends.
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Chuck Berry
American Musician
Chuck Berry doesn't give interviews.
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Tito Ortiz
American Athlete
Chuck Liddell's a puppet.
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Lennie James
English Actor
In the kids' home I was in, there was very little change of staff. People stuck around, and they stuck around because they were being paid enough to stay there and raise their families. If you're not supporting the people looking after the kids, you're not supporting the kids, and you might as well chuck them all in the bin.
Quote examples
Guy Martin
British Celebrity
The most common way to crash coming out of a corner is to highside - which is where you accelerate out of the corner, and the rear loses grip, then suddenly finds grip and chucks you off the bike.
Quote examples
Dana White
American Businessman
Chuck Liddell loves to fight. That's his passion. That's what he loves in life. But there comes a day and age - fighting is a young man's game.
Quote examples
Tom Heinsohn
American Athlete
Chuck Daly was a man and a coach who everyone had great respect for, and to be recognized in his memory is very special.
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Peter Straub
American Writer
I instantly chucked my academic ambitions and began writing fiction full-time.
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Tamara Tunie
American Actress
Chuck Cooper is a friend, and I adore him. He can do so many things.
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Wendy Long
American Lawyer
Chuck Schumer is the face of the ruling class.
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P.K. Subban
Canadian Athlete
Chuck Hughes is one of my very good friends.
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Chuck Berry
American Musician
Chuck Berry doesn't give interviews.
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Tito Ortiz
American Athlete
Chuck Liddell's a puppet.
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