huck
1 of 2verb
ˈhək 
hucked; hucking; hucks
1
transitive, informal : to throw or toss
The 6-foot-1 senior hucked the ball around the field with abandon all night, finishing with a school-record 516 yards …
Doug Drowley
Doug DrowleyFinally one man descends on the fish with a towel and hucks it overboard … Skip Knowles
Skip Knowles2
transitive + intransitive, informal : to launch oneself in the air (as from a jump or drop)
… opened up Ski with the Superstars Week a day early when he hucked off a death-defying ledge, pulled his cord and sailed over man-eating cliffs to the lake below—just for kicks. Troy Hooper
Troy HooperTechnical style had taken a back seat to stunt, with skaters hucking themselves down stairs, risking life, limb and testicles. Evan Alan Wright
Evan Alan Wrighthuck
2 of 2noun
: huckaback
Word History
Etymology
Verb
probably expressive variant of chuck entry 3
First Known Use
Verb
1982, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1851, in the meaning defined above
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