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English noun: chuck | |||
| 1. | chuck (food) informal terms for a meal | ||
| Synonyms | chow, eats, grub | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fare | ||
| 2. | chuck (food) the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut of beef | ||
| Part holonym | blade, shoulder | ||
| Part meronym | side of beef | ||
| 3. | chuck (artifact) a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | holding device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | collet, collet chuck | ||
| Part holonym | jaw | ||
| Part meronym | drill, electric drill, lathe | ||
English verb: chuck | |||
| 1. | chuck (contact) throw carelessly | ||
| Samples | Chuck the ball. | ||
| Examples | The children chuck the ball | ||
| Synonyms | toss | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
| 2. | chuck (possession) throw away | ||
| Samples | Chuck these old notes. | ||
| Synonyms | ditch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abandon | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
| 3. | chuck (contact) pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin | ||
| Synonyms | pat | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | caress, fondle | ||
| 4. | chuck (body) eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth | ||
| Samples | After drinking too much, the students vomited. He purged continuously. The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night. | ||
| Synonyms | barf, be sick, cast, cat, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | egest, eliminate, excrete, pass | ||
| Antonyms | keep down | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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