Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - chuck

~1 v informal 1 to throw something in a careless or relaxed way  (chuck sth on /out of/into etc)  (Tania chucked her bag down on the sofa. | chuck sb sth)  (Chuck me that magazine, would you?) 2 chuck sb BrE to end a romantic relationship with someone  (Why did Judy chuck him?) 3 chuck sb under the chin to gently touch someone under their chin, especially a child chuck sth away/out phr v to throw something away  (We had to chuck a lot of stuff out when we moved.) chuck sb out phr v to make someone leave a place, especially because they are behaving badly  (We got chucked out of the pub last night.) chuck sth in phr v BrE to stop doing something, especially something that is boring or annoying  (What on earth made him chuck his job in so suddenly?) chuck up phr v especially BrE slang to vomit1  (I was chucking up all night.) ~2 n 1 part of a machine that holds something so that it does not move 2 spoken a word used to address someone in some parts of Northern England