Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - chuck
Chuck
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1. v. & n. --v.tr. 1 colloq. fling or throw carelessly or with indifference. 2 colloq. (often foll. by in, up) give up; reject (chucked in my job). 3 touch playfully, esp. under the chin. --n. a playful touch under the chin. Phrases and idioms the chuck sl. dismissal (he got the chuck). chucker-out colloq. a person employed to expel troublesome people from a gathering etc. chuck it sl. stop, desist. chuck out colloq. 1 expel (a person) from a gathering etc. 2 get rid of, discard. Etymology: 16th c., perh. f. F chuquer, choquer to knock 2. n. & v. --n. 1 a cut of beef between the neck and the ribs. 2 a device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill. --v.tr. fix (wood, a tool, etc.) to a chuck. Etymology: var. of CHOCK 3. n. US colloq. food. Phrases and idioms chuck-wagon 1 a provision-cart on a ranch etc. 2 a roadside eating-place. Etymology: 19th c.: perh. f. CHUCK(2)
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English chukken, of imitative origin Date: 14th century cluck, II. noun Etymology: perhaps from ~ chicken Date: 1595 — used as an endearment III. transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 15th century pat, tap, 2. toss, throw, discard , dismiss, oust, give up , IV. noun Date: 1611 a pat or nudge under the chin, an abrupt movement or toss, V. noun Etymology: English dialect ~ lump Date: 1723 a cut of beef that includes most of the neck, the parts about the shoulder blade, and those about the first three ribs, food, an attachment for holding a workpiece or tool in a machine (as a drill or lathe) ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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