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chuck1

Syllabification: (chuck)

Pronunciation: /CHək/

informal

Definition of chuck

[with object]

throw (something) carelessly or casually:someone chucked a brick through the window figurativechucking money at the problem won’t solve it
throw (something) away:they make a living out of stuff people chuck out
give up (a job or activity) suddenly:Richard chucked his cultural studies course
break off a relationship with (a partner):Mary chucked him for another guy

Phrases

chuck it all in: abandon a course of action or way of life, especially for another that is radically different.

chuck someone out: force someone to leave a building:the tenants have been chucked out of the cottages

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

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