chuck1Pronunciation: /tʃʌk/ informalTranslate chuck | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of chuck verb [with object] 1throw (something) carelessly or casually:someone chucked a brick through the window figurativechucking money at the problem won’t solve it Cricket (of a bowler) deliver (a ball) with an unlawful action. (often chuck something away/out) throw (something) away:they make a living out of stuff people chuck away 2end a relationship with (a partner):Mary chucked him for another guy give up (a job or activity):Richard chucked in his course (chuck it) dated stop doing something: chuck it, Ross! noun 1a throw. 2 (the chuck) British a dismissal or rejection: he’s still wondering why and how Mrs T got the chuckPhrases chuck it down British rain heavily. Phrasal Verbs chuck someone out force someone to leave a building:their landlord chucked them out last night chuck up vomit:I nearly chucked upDerivatives chucker noun Origin: late 17th century (as a verb): from chuck2chuck in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of chuck in the US English dictionary
