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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A gentle touch.
  • In general, a mechanical device to hold something, such as a drill bit, firmly in place, as in a high-speed rotating machine such as a drill or grinder.
  • Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
  • slang An act of vomiting.
  • slang Friend or close acquaintance.

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Proper noun:

  • slang The city of Edmonton (so named because of the large Ukrainian population; -chuk is common suffix in Ukrainian surnames).
  • countable a Chuck Taylor shoe (usually referred to in plural form, '''Chucks''').
  • uncountable A diminutive of the male given name ''Charles''.

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Verb:

  • intransitive|cricket To throw the ball rather than bowl it.
  • intransitive|slang To vomit.
  • transitive|Australia|NZ|British|US|informal To throw, esp. in a careless or inaccurate manner.
  • transitive|informal To discard, to throw away.

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