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
Wes Siler, Outside Online, 23 July 2024
Next up is prep for a beef chuck roast with shiitake in a winey tomato sauce.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 22 July 2024
Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 6 Oct. 2024
When unable to break it, Freitag ripped it open and started chucking candy into the crowd.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 21 Sep. 2024
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Noun
There’s no law preventing a restaurant or other business in America from selling you a bottle of Korbel and calling it champagne, or a piece of select-grade chuck and calling it Kobe.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 23 July 2024
Next up is prep for a beef chuck roast with shiitake in a winey tomato sauce.
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 22 July 2024
Verb
Desperate to avoid a safety, Love chucked the ball away.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 6 Oct. 2024
When unable to break it, Freitag ripped it open and started chucking candy into the crowd.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 21 Sep. 2024
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Regardless of the specific charges against her, Jean McConville was the victim of a war crime, disappeared by the IRA to spare them the public shame of dumping the corpse of a young widow and mother on the street.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Just dump some ice in the base of the Christmas tree and your drinks will stay ice-cold the entire party.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The schedule proposed by the defense would have left little or no room to potentially hold a sentencing before Trump's term begins.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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That has left mid-sized TV operators in India looking to find new ways of expanding their scale.Patrick Frater, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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Higgins didn’t just reflect on her career but also made a powerful call to action for the Australian music industry, throwing her support behind homegrown artists.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, both stars have thrown their support behind Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande taking up the mantle of the magically talented enemies-turned-friends in the movie.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Advocates say raw milk contains more beneficial nutrients than pasteurized milk, but food scientists have argued there is no meaningful difference—other than risk—between the two products.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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First, clear your sink by tossing any food scraps from the drain into the trash or washing them down the disposal.Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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Ready to eat tomatoes contaminated with raw meat juices discarded.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
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Ibarra was also seen discarding a bloodied jacket and disposable gloves near his apartment on Feb. 22 at 9:44 a.m., prosecutors said.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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The attempt to reduce the federal workforce is a push against on remote work—especially if government workers quit as a result of the initiative.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway was the last album that Genesis recorded before Peter Gabriel quit the band to launch a solo career.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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On to the nominees: Marley Alcantara, Pittsburg football: Alcantara tossed two touchdown passes and ran for a third as Pittsburg wrapped up a 9-1 regular season with a big win over rival Antioch.Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Keith punctuated her performance by tossing a 7-yard touchdown to Hannah Kim off a double pass on fourth down.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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While that’s coalescing, toast a few thick slices of bread, and butter the hell out of them.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
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Spread a second slice of bread with 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise mixture; place on top of sandwich.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Chuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chuck. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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