chuck

Noun
  1. Informal terms for a meal (synset 107580726)
    hypernym: fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
    synonym: chow, eats, grub
  2. The part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade (synset 107672061)
    hypernym: cut of beef - cut of meat from beef cattle
    part holonym:
    • blade - a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
    • shoulder - a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg
    part meronym: side of beef - dressed half of a beef carcass
  3. A holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill (synset 103030933)
    hypernym: holding device - a device for holding something
    hyponym: collet, collet chuck - a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe
    part holonym: jaw - holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object
    part meronym:
    • drill - a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
    • electric drill - a rotating power drill powered by an electric motor
    • lathe - machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool
Verb
  1. Throw carelessly (synset 201517157)
    "chuck the ball"
    hypernym: throw - propel through the air
    synonym: toss
  2. Throw away (synset 202232144)
    "Chuck these old notes"
    domain usage: argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
    hypernym: abandon - forsake, leave behind
    synonym: ditch
  3. Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin (synset 201246225)
    hypernym: caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
    synonym: pat
  4. Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth (synset 200076153)
    "After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"
    hypernym: egest, eliminate, excrete, pass - eliminate from the body
    synonym: barf, be sick, cast, cat, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up

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