chuck
Lob without care
Unrelated nouns and verbs share the spelling c-h-u-c-k.
To chuck something is to toss it lightly or throw it away: Chuck the wrapper in the garbage.
If you chuck someone on the cheek, you tap them gently.
When chickens chuck, they make their characteristic clucking sound.
A chuck is a fixed machine part around which something else moves.
A cut of beef that includes the neck and shoulders is also called chuck.
When capitalized, Chuck is a common nickname for men whose given name is Charles.
Bone holding teeth
- clampDevice for holding tight
- gripSecure manual hold
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- mandrelAxle for machining
collet · workpiece · turning · machining · secure · centering · tighten · rotate
Propel by arm motion
Bovine meat for eating
brisket · braised · stew · ground · burger · slow-cooked · marbling · butcher
Leave behind permanently
- leaveSanctioned time away
- resignVoluntarily leave office
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- dropFall or release
forsake · renounce · stop · end · relinquish · discontinue
jaw
Bone holding teeth
mandrel · collet · workpiece · turning · machining · secure · centering · tighten · rotate · tooling
throw
Propel by arm motion
lob · pitch · discard · ditch · dump · toss · cast · sling · flip · flick
beef
Bovine meat for eating
blade · brisket · braised · stew · ground · burger · slow-cooked · marbling · butcher · cut
abandon
Leave behind permanently
drop · forsake · renounce · stop · end · relinquish · discontinue
dear
Treasured or costly
- darlingBeloved person or pet
- loveIntense fond attachment
- sweetheartAffectionate name for beloved
- chuck wagonsMobile frontier cooking vehicles
- Chuck Norris
- chuck outDispose of unwanted items
- chuck roastBeef shoulder cut
- ground chuckCoarse-minced beef shoulder
- Chuck BerryRock and roll pioneer
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