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   chuck

   /tʃʌk/

   verb

   • 1. throw (something) carelessly or casually: "someone chucked a brick through the window" Similar throwtossflinghurlpitchcastloblaunchflipcatapultshydashprojectpropelsendbowllet fly withinformal:heaveslingbungbuzzwhangyeetpeghoybish
   • ▪ (of a bowler) deliver (a ball) with an unlawful action.
   • ▪ throw (something) away: "she kept the personal bits and pieces and chucked the rest" Similar throw awaydiscardthrow outdispose ofget rid oftoss outdumpbinscrapjettisoninformal:ditchjunkget shut ofget shot oftrashOpposite keepretainhold on to
   • 2. give up (a job or activity): "she wanted to chuck her job" Similar give upleaveresign fromabandonrelinquishinformal:quitpack injack in
   • ▪ end a relationship with (a partner): "Mary chucked him for another guy" Similar leavethrow overdropfinish withstop going out withbreak off one's relationship withdesertabandonleave high and dryinformal:dumpditchwalk out onrun out onleave flatgive someone the pushgive someone the elbowgive someone the big Ebin offdated:jiltarchaic:forsake

   noun

   • 1. a throw.
   • 2. a dismissal or rejection: "he's still wondering why and how Mrs T got the chuck"

   Word Origin late 17th century (as a verb): from chuck2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chucker noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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     chuck translate: schmeißen. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCHUCK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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