chucking

Throwing something out

Chucking is the act of throwing something casually or carelessly: He was chucking stones into the pond.

In British slang, chucking someone means ending a romantic relationship: She's chucking him.

The word can also mean discarding: I'm chucking all these old magazines.

throwing

hurling

Powerful propulsion by arm

heaving · pitching · slinging · launching · propelling · catapulting · bowling · underhand · overhand · fastball

vomiting

upchuck

Eject stomach contents

  • pukingForcefully expelling stomach contents
  • barfingForcefully emptying stomach contents
  • heavingMoving up and down

retching · spewing · gagging · disgorging · regurgitating · hurling · ralphing · technicolor yawn · sick

discarding

dumping

Disposing carelessly or abruptly

scrapping · junking · binning · trashing · disposing · unloading · offloading · purging · clearing · decluttering

quitting

ditching

Hastily discarding something

leaving · ending · giving up · walking away · bailing · resigning · packing in · jacking in

Categories
Opposites
manner of handling/placing

chuckingpositioning

Arranging in specific locations

laying · arranging · depositing · setting · cradling

retention vs. disposal

chuckingkeeping

Holding in custody

retaining · saving · hoarding · preserving · storing

force and control in throwing

chuckingplacing

Putting in position

handing · setting · guiding · delivering

Phrases
Family

chuck, chucked, chucks

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G