chucks

chuck

1. verb, informal To throw out or discard. I'm going to chuck the rest of this food. Do you want some of it? Can we please chuck all these old papers of yours? They're just taking up space.
2. verb, informal To eject or force out from some place. The bouncer chucked the man for being belligerent.
3. verb, informal To put (someone) in some place or situation, especially abruptly or without warning. Usually followed by "in" or "into." The government chucked him in jail for nearly a year without so much as a warrant for his arrest.
4. verb, informal To quit or give something up, often one's job. I heard Sarah chucked her job to go traveling around the world. The money has been good, but I'm just about ready to chuck the world of investment banking altogether.
5. verb, slang To vomit. Usually followed by "up." Everyone chucked their lunch after getting off the roller coaster. I spent the whole morning chucking up my breakfast.
6. noun, dated slang Food. A: "How's the chuck in this joint?" B: "Eh, you get what you pay for."
7. noun, informal Rejection or dismissal. Usually used with "the." I heard Janet gave John the chuck recently. I'm just worried that I'm going to get the chuck because of what happened in the meeting.
8. noun, informal A good-natured term of address for a male one does not know. Often capitalized. Hey, Chuck, hold on a minute—you dropped this! ’Scuse me, chuck, just need to get by you there.

chucks

1. A strong desire to eat; a voracious appetite. I hope you've got the chucks because I've prepared quite a feast!
2. A nickname for Chuck Taylor All-Star sneakers. "Chucks" is usually capitalized in this usage. I'm glad I wore my Chucks today since we ended up doing so much walking.
See also: chuck
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

chucks

verb
See chuckers
See also: chuck
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • chuck
  • chucked
  • chuck it in
  • chuck out
  • chuck away
  • chuck a dummy
  • piff
  • piffed
  • answer to
  • tall timber
References in periodicals archive
The most recent addition to the high-precision chuck solution involves shrink fitting tools into solid chucks.The induction heating system allows for rapid re-heating of the chuck receiver and easy removal of the dull tool.The controlled heat provided by induction heating allows a heat shrink chuck to be reused thousands of times without tolerance or metallurgical changes to the metal.
The researchers also studied how the bats respond to additional 'chucks' in the male call.
Earlier work had established that bats, as well as female frogs, prefer a whining call followed by some chuck noises instead of a plain whine.
THE WORLD AND I both lost a great friend on September 11, 2001--Lieutenant Charles "Chuck" Margiotta.
For those of us who grew up during the golden years of the TV Westerns, as well as newer generations seeing these classic "oaters" for the first time on cable reruns, one of the longest-running programs was The Rifleman, starring Chuck Connors.
Chuck and Buck * Written by Michael White * Directed by Miguel Arteta * Starring Michael White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros * Artisan Entertainment
The pole orientation of these chucks is 90[degrees] to the grinding forces.
Models who strutted down the runway did so in utmost comfort even while wearing gowns because of their Chucks in neutrals like white, black and nude.
A new line of DR (ER) 32 "Shorty" collet chucks is for tool shank diameters from 0.079 to 0.787 in.
An updated brochure details the Hardinge line of HCAC[TM] Collet Adaptation Chucks manufactured for Hardinge machines and other machine brands.
A tool holder and rotary table indexer product catalog features 20 different tool holder products with illustrations, descriptions, specifications, and part numbers for the HPI V Flange and HSK HMC Milling Chucks, HMX Collet Chucks, HSX Collet Chucks, ER Collet Chucks, D3 Dynamic Dual Drive Collet Chucks, HTG Collet Chucks, NDC Integral Drill Chucks, HFD Shell Mill Holders, HPZ Rigid Tap & Collet Chucks, HMA Morse Taper Adapters, HJT Drill Chuck Adapters, HSB Stub Arbors, and a full complement of MC, VX, TG, and ER collets.
Boschert, Loerrach, Germany, offers a round/square seat geometry for its safety chucks called the VT-7 style.
Why you should care: The Shrink-Master quickly shrinks or un-shrinks carbide and high strength steel tools in specially designed clamping chucks. Emuge points out that shrink-fit tools have two to four times more clamping force than their conventional counterparts.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Karim Huu Do, the 'Forever Chuck' series kicks off with 'Why Iconic Characters Wear Chucks,' celebrating the unique characters who have made Chuck Taylor an iconic symbol onscreen.
Morse taper, B&S taper, and Jarno taper grinding machines can be adapted to use collets, step chucks, pin step chucks, Sure-Grip[R] expanding collets, Dead-Length[R] collets, Dead-Length work stops, collet chucks, manual chucks, magnetic chucks, face plates, and fixture plates.