英语词汇“chuck”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

chuck

释义

to pat or tap (somebody)

He chucked her under the chin

informal

(often + away) to toss or throw (something)

(often + out/away) to discard (something)

informal (+ in/up) to leave or give up (something or somebody); to give up

He chucked his job after a couple of weeks

to pat or tap

chuck it down

informal to rain heavily

[perhaps from early French chuquer, choquer to knock]

a pat or nudge under the chin

informal a throw

(the chuck) Brit, informal

dismissal

rejection by a partner in a relationship

get the chuck

Brit, informal to be dismissed or rejected, esp from a relationship

give somebody the chuck

Brit, informal to dismiss or reject somebody, esp from a relationship

a cut of beef that includes most of the neck and the area about the shoulder blade

a device for holding a workpiece, e.g. for turning on a lathe, or a tool, e.g. in a drill

[English dialect chuck lump, log, prob variant of chock¹]

dialect a term of endearment

Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck, till thou applaud the deed — Shakespeare

[Middle English chuk, from chukken to make a clucking noise, of imitative origin]

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