Antonyms for chuck
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : chuhk |
| Phonetic Transcription : tʃʌk |
Definition of chuck
Origin :- "to throw," 1590s, variant of chock "give a blow under the chin" (1580s), possibly from French choquer "to shock, strike against," imitative (see shock (n.1)). Related: Chucked; chucking.
- verb throw aside, throw away, throw out
- The Dutchman is game, an' if he ever gets to the Black's throat-latch he'll chuck it.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Look up Dan and 'Chuck' and the rest of the crowd again, at Comet's place.
- Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson
- When I go out I 'll take and chuck it in the water along with that there purse.
- Extract from : « The Silver Box (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- Hang it all, I feel like a beast to chuck you out this way, but I have partners, you know.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- We're going to chuck you a line: mind and be ready to catch it.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 5, 1880 » by Various
- He couldn't have made more uproar about it if I had proposed to chuck him overboard.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- "So don't bother to pinch me," he added, as Chuck and John lifted their arms.
- Extract from : « Phyllis » by Dorothy Whitehill
- Phyllis and Daphne were left, and Chuck and Jerry looked at them uneasily.
- Extract from : « Phyllis » by Dorothy Whitehill
- Oh, Chuck, isn't it hateful not to be able to do a single thing to help?
- Extract from : « Phyllis » by Dorothy Whitehill
- She hurried to the telephone and got the Vincents' house on the wire and asked to speak to Chuck.
- Extract from : « Phyllis » by Dorothy Whitehill
Synonyms for chuck
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