chuck

I UK [tʃʌk] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "chuck":
present tense I/you/we/they chuck he/she/it chucks present participle chucking past tense chucked past participle chucked informal

1)

a) to throw something

Someone had chucked a brick through their window.

chuck someone something:

Chuck me the ball, would you?

b) to put something somewhere in a careless way

She came in, chucked her books on the table, and went straight to her room.

2) chuck or chuck out or chuck away to get rid of something you do not want

This is the pile of things we need, and over here is the pile of things we can chuck.

3) British to end a relationship with someone

After two years she chucked her boyfriend.

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- be chucking it down

Phrasal verbs:

- chuck away

- chuck in

- chuck out

- chuck up

II UK [tʃʌk] / US noun
Word forms "chuck":
singular chuck plural chucks

1) [countable] the part of a drill or lathe (= tools for cutting) that holds the bit (= the part that does the cutting) and keeps it steady

2) [uncountable] chuck steak