Meaning of "chuck" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHUCK

Of unknown origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CHUCK

chuck  [tʃʌk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHUCK

Chuck is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb chuck in English.

WHAT DOES CHUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of chuck in the English dictionary

The first definition of chuck in the dictionary is to throw. Other definition of chuck is to pat affectionately, esp under the chin. Chuck is also sometimes foll by in or up to give up; reject.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHUCK

PRESENT

Present

I chuck

you chuck

he/she/it chucks

we chuck

you chuck

they chuck

Present continuous

I am chucking

you are chucking

he/she/it is chucking

we are chucking

you are chucking

they are chucking

Present perfect

I have chucked

you have chucked

he/she/it has chucked

we have chucked

you have chucked

they have chucked

Present perfect continuous

I have been chucking

you have been chucking

he/she/it has been chucking

we have been chucking

you have been chucking

they have been chucking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I chucked

you chucked

he/she/it chucked

we chucked

you chucked

they chucked

Past continuous

I was chucking

you were chucking

he/she/it was chucking

we were chucking

you were chucking

they were chucking

Past perfect

I had chucked

you had chucked

he/she/it had chucked

we had chucked

you had chucked

they had chucked

Past perfect continuous

I had been chucking

you had been chucking

he/she/it had been chucking

we had been chucking

you had been chucking

they had been chucking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will chuck

you will chuck

he/she/it will chuck

we will chuck

you will chuck

they will chuck

Future continuous

I will be chucking

you will be chucking

he/she/it will be chucking

we will be chucking

you will be chucking

they will be chucking

Future perfect

I will have chucked

you will have chucked

he/she/it will have chucked

we will have chucked

you will have chucked

they will have chucked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been chucking

you will have been chucking

he/she/it will have been chucking

we will have been chucking

you will have been chucking

they will have been chucking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would chuck

you would chuck

he/she/it would chuck

we would chuck

you would chuck

they would chuck

Conditional continuous

I would be chucking

you would be chucking

he/she/it would be chucking

we would be chucking

you would be chucking

they would be chucking

Conditional perfect

I would have chuck

you would have chuck

he/she/it would have chuck

we would have chuck

you would have chuck

they would have chuck

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been chucking

you would have been chucking

he/she/it would have been chucking

we would have been chucking

you would have been chucking

they would have been chucking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you chuck
we let´s chuck
you chuck

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to chuck

Past participle

chucked

Present Participle

chucking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CHUCK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «chuck» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of chuck

abandon · barf · bin · cast · cease · chunder · discard · ditch · dump · fling · get rid of · heave · hurl · jack in · jettison · junk · leave · pack in · pitch · puke · scrap · shy · sling · spew · stop · throw · throw out · throw up · toss · upchuck · vomit

TRANSLATION OF CHUCK

Find out the translation of chuck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of chuck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chuck» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 随意丢弃
• Translator English - Spanish: tirar
• English: chuck
• Translator English - Hindi: चक
• Translator English - Arabic: تشاك
• Translator English - Russian: патрон
• Translator English - Portuguese: jogar
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রি়
• Translator English - French: jeter
• Translator English - Malay: Chuck
• Translator English - German: werfen
• Translator English - Japanese: 放り投げる
• Translator English - Korean: 팽개치다
• Translator English - Javanese: Chuck
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chuck
• Translator English - Tamil: கவ்வி
• Translator English - Marathi: चक
• Translator English - Turkish: atmak
• Translator English - Italian: buttare
• Translator English - Polish: chuck
• Translator English - Ukrainian: патрон
• Translator English - Romanian: Chuck
• Translator English - Greek: τσοκ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Chuck
• Translator English - Swedish: chuck
• Translator English - Norwegian: chuck

9 QUOTES WITH «CHUCK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chuck.

1

Brian Celio

Chuck Norris doesn't need to understand the work of James Joyce; James Joyce needs to understand the work of chuck Norris.

2

Mike deGruy

If you ever really want to get away from it all and see something that you have never seen, and have an excellent chance of seeing something no one has ever seen, get in a sub. You climb in, seal the hatch, turn on a little oxygen, turn on the scrubber, which removes the CO2 in the air you breathe, and they chuck you overboard. Down you go.

3

Matthew Goode

Making a film is very hard work, and you live or die by the sword just a little bit every time you do it, but I wouldn't chuck it in.

4

Tom Heinsohn

Chuck Daly was a man and a coach who everyone had great respect for, and to be recognized in his memory is very special.

5

Tyler Labine

It's hard when you put a year of good work into something and someone at the top says no, and they pull your show's title off a bulletin board and chuck it in the trash.

6

Norman MacCaig

Well, I'm a light traveller. I chuck things away.

7

Christine McVie

You can only mend the vase so many times before you have to chuck it away.

8

Niecy Nash

Celebrate your child's achievement, then rotate it when the next mini-masterpiece comes along. Then chuck the old picture. Don't worry that you're throwing away a memory. Your children will remember your praise more than they will remember the picture with macaroni and glitter glued on it.

9

John Thune

Chuck Swindoll is somebody who I've read a lot over the years and have used his curriculum when I've taught Sunday school classes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHUCK»

Discover the use of chuck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chuck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Chuck

"Chuck Bartowski got stuck with option C... and ever since, his life as part of the Nerd Herd has been interrupted by dangerous ladies, secret missions, and random attacks.

Peter Johnson, Zev Borow, 2009

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto

Explores a range of modern cultural phenomenon, including Internet pornography, tribute bands, baseball rivalries, and reality television.

Chuck Klosterman, 2004

Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and ...

A collection by the pop culture commentator includes some of his most noteworthy profiles and trend stories, a selection of favorite opinion pieces, and a semi-autobiographical short story, in a volume complemented by twenty "hypothetical ...

Chuck Klosterman, 2006

Chuck Taylor, All Star: The True Story of the Man behind the ...

For this first-ever biography, Abraham Aamidor went on a three-year quest to learn the true story of Chuck Taylor.

Abraham Aamidor, 2006

Fight Club: A Novel

The first rule about fight club is you don't talk about fight club. In his debut novel, Chuck Palahniuk showed himself to be his generation's most visionary satirist.

Chuck Palahniuk, 2005

The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book: 101 of Chuck's Favorite ...

For the first time, Norris gives readers not only his favorite "facts about himself, but also the stories behind the facts and the code by which he lives his life. Who is the "real" Chuck Norris?

Chuck Norris, 2014

Haunted

And the more desperate the circumstances become, the more desperate the stories they tell - and the more devious their machinations to make themselves the hero of the inevitable play/movie/non-fiction blockbuster that will certainly be made ...

Chuck Palahniuk, 2011

Management

The book's comprehensive support package further helps you prepare each student for managerial success. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Chuck Williams, 2012

Chuck Norris Vs. Mr. T: 400 Facts About the Baddest Dudes in ...

A hilarious tribute to two of the greatest humans who have ever lived, Chuck Norris vs Mr. T is the one book that can finally reveal what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object.

Ian Spector, 2008

Survivor

Not since Kurt Vonnegut's Mother Night has there been as dark and telling a satire on the wages of fame and the bedrock lunacy of the modern world. Wickedly incisive and mesmerizing, Survivor is Chuck Palahniuk at his deadpan peak.

Chuck Palahniuk, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chuck is used in the context of the following news items.

2015 Chuck Bednarik Award watch list

Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright III leads a field of 80 college players on the 2015 Bednarik Award watch list, but if the Wildcats star performs ... «NFL.com, Jul 15»

Finland now gives refunds if it's 'generally agreed' a gig was a failure

Thanks to a precedent that's been set by a Chuck Berry concert, gig-goers in Finland can now get their money back if there's a "generally ... «Gigwise, Jul 15»

Interview: Senator Chuck Grassley On The Avian Flu

The hearing is happening after Senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst requested the governments response on the ongoing outbreak. «Siouxland Matters, Jul 15»

Classic Chuck Colson: Stand Up For Religious Freedom

rockwell religion Chuck Colson, founder of Prison Fellowship and BreakPoint, spoke in a 2009 Breakpoint broadcast about religious liberty. «Acton Institute, Jul 15»

Charles Chuck Earl Lowrey, 100

Chuck was born 100 years ago, March 26, 1915 at home in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Roy and Madie Lowrey. He moved to Seattle, Wash. at age ... «Kitsap Sun, Jul 15»

Market watch with Chuck Jaffe: Greece crisis feels like Y2K all over …

Chuck Jaffe is senior columnist for MarketWatch and host of “MoneyLife with Chuck Jaffe.” You can reach him at [e-mail] and ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»

Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, Chuck's Fish Edelweiss coffee shop earn …

Chuck's Fish, which has locations in Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, took ... Efforts to reach officials with Chuck's Fish and Adams Antiques were ... «Tuscaloosa Magazine, Jul 15»

Chuck's Auto Repair

Chuck's Auto Repair Services is your best choice for all automotive repairs. With 30 years of experience as an ASE Certified master mechanic, ... «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jul 15»

Chuck Landon: Did MU make good or bad move with Appy State?

Chuck Landon: Did MU make good or bad move with Appy State? Jul. 07, 2015 @ 12:01 AM. Welcome to "Second Guess" Tuesday. It's just like the ... «Huntington Herald Dispatch, Jul 15»

Zachary Levi on Heroes: Reborn: 'I wanted something that wasn't …

Below Levi talks about moving away from his Chuck Bartowski past in the 13-episode event series revival of Heroes. We can tell you Levi plays ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»