Meaning of CHUCK in English

To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

Use in sentences of CHUCK

To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
To chuckle; to laugh.
To call, as a hen her chickens.
The chuck or call of a hen.
A sudden, small noise.
A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.
To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.
To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
A slight blow or pat under the chin.
A short throw; a toss.
A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.
A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.
A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.
A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast.