as in provisions
substances intended to be eaten
after a long day, the cowboys lined up for some chuck
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as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
after the power outage we reluctantly chucked everything that had been sitting in the fridge
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as in to leave
to give up (a job or office)
I swear, I have half a mind to chuck this job and become a hermit!
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as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
chucked a wad of paper at his friend's back
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Recent Examples of chuck
Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
When used with Presta valves, the chuck on that hose securely screws onto the valve, but is removed simply by pulling it off.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
When the wind-up toy reappears 25 years after the Shelburn brothers chuck it down a well, their lives are once more ravaged by a series of grisly murders, and Hal must face the monkey with his own estranged son, Petey (Colin O’Brien).
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The end cut is closer to the chuck and little fattier.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
When used with Presta valves, the chuck on that hose securely screws onto the valve, but is removed simply by pulling it off.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
And even the anti-penny comedian John Oliver can’t deny the sentimental value of chucking a penny into a fountain to make a wish or spitefully paying someone in a stash of one-cent coins.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 10 Feb. 2025
When the wind-up toy reappears 25 years after the Shelburn brothers chuck it down a well, their lives are once more ravaged by a series of grisly murders, and Hal must face the monkey with his own estranged son, Petey (Colin O’Brien).
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chuck
Verb
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Rather than simply dredging the sea floor and dumping the soil back into the ocean elsewhere, all materials are reused for land reclamation or infrastructure projects.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2025
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But Williams dumped the ball off to Brandon Clarke under the rim, and Robinson, recovering once again, arrived a split-second late.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Hezbollah has been left badly depleted by Israeli attacks and the mass event was intended as a show of strength for the militant and political group.—
CNN Staff,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Jayhawks played one of their most dominant games of the season, with the walk-ons entering with around three minutes left.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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On a 3-2 count, the Rangers’ Jack Leiter threw Lee a payoff slider down in the dirt.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Six days later, the couple lured a man in his 50s to the hotel room to engage in prostitution with Lebron, but after the man handed over the cash and undressed, Lebron threw bleach in his face and the duo beat him for several hours before stealing his phone, wallet and car keys.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, the recalls did not appear to apply to the agency’s food program, which recently went though a major restructuring to better oversee essential products like infant formula and baby food.—
Matthew Perrone,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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What will the oil price be on Dec. 31, 2025? U.S. retail sales (including food) for the month of December 2024 were $730.3 billion.—
John Dorfman,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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That doesn’t mean the topic was discarded; it was just nudged to the side, with league and school officials consumed with finalizing the House settlement and determining future College Football Playoff models.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Officials suspect the ants were among the dirt used for ballast, which was discarded in port by ships from South America.—
Alan Clemons,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Dolores Catania is thinking about quitting Ozempic.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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For those who make too much to qualify for state assistance programs but not enough to comfortably pay for childcare costs out of pocket, quitting a job to look after their kids sometimes makes the most financial sense.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, another reader emphasized that the pot wasn’t hers to toss.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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In two spring training starts, the righty has tossed three innings without allowing a run.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Now, according to the articles, the duck paddled around with the common mallards, circling idly for crumbs of bread.—
Anelise Chen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Pick a Hearty Bread: These open-faced sammies need a sturdy slice of bread to hold the bacon and eggs.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Chuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuck. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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