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- pronunciation:
- chuhk
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
chucks, chucking, chucked |
| definition 1: |
to playfully or affectionately touch or pat, esp. under the chin.
- synonyms:
- pat
- similar words:
- caress, fondle, pet, poke, tap, tickle
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| definition 2: |
to throw or toss.
He chucked a shoe at the yowling cat.- synonyms:
- pitch, throw, toss
- similar words:
- cast, dash, fling, heave, hurl, launch, propel, send, shy, sling
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| definition 3: |
(informal) to throw away; discard, esp. in a casual manner.
She chucked her old sneakers.- synonyms:
- discard, junk, scrap
- similar words:
- abandon, ditch, drop, fling, jettison, quit, relinquish, slough
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| definition 4: |
(informal) to forcibly remove or eject (a person) from a place.
They chucked the drunkard out of the bar.- synonyms:
- boot, eject, kick out
- similar words:
- dismiss, evict, oust, remove, toss
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| related words: |
hurtle, pitch, throw |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a light or playful tap, esp. under the chin.
- synonyms:
- pat, tap
- similar words:
- caress, poke
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| definition 2: |
a throw or toss.
- synonyms:
- pitch, throw, toss
- similar words:
- cast, fling
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| related words: |
hurl, pitch, put |
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