Clues for the word "CHUCK"

We've had 19 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 16 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on July 03, 2024.

Definition of chuck

v. i. - To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.
v. i. - To chuckle; to laugh.
v. t. - To call, as a hen her chickens.
n. - The chuck or call of a hen.
n. - A sudden, small noise.
n. - A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick.
v. t. - To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
v. t. - To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.
v. t. - To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
n. - A slight blow or pat under the chin.
n. - A short throw; a toss.
n. - A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.
n. - A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.
n. - A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.
n. - A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast.