throw (something) carelessly or casually

someone chucked a brick through the window

he chucked the letter in the bin

Jack chucked Kate her hat

chucking money at the problem won't solve it

give up (a job or activity)

she wanted to chuck her job

many would chuck it all if it was financially feasible

a throw

a dismissal or rejection

he's still wondering why and how Mrs T got the chuck

touch (someone) playfully under the chin

he chucked the baby under its chin

a playful touch under the chin

she gave him a good-natured chuck under the chin

a device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill, typically having three or four jaws that move radially in and out

a power-drill chuck

a three-jaw chuck

a cut of beef that extends from the neck to the ribs, typically used for stewing

the trays of fat-speckled chuck and sweetbreads had been put in the refrigerator

food or provisions

used as a friendly form of address

‘Can I help you at all, chuck?’

the sea, or an inlet of the sea which flows into a lake or river