(idiomatic, transitive) to give up, to quit

simple past tense and past participle of chuck

present participle of chuck

(engineering) The holding of an object in a chuck.

(cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. / (US, slang, dated) Food.

To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning. / To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.

To touch or tap gently. / (transitive, informal) To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner. / (intransitive, cricket) To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.

A gentle touch or tap. / (informal) A casual throw. / (cricket, informal) A throw, an incorrect bowling action. / (slang) An act or instance of vomiting.

(informal, usually in the plural) a Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoe.

To make a clucking sound. / To call, as a hen her chickens. / (obsolete) To chuckle; to laugh.