chuck
(Informal)
[verb]
Synonyms: throw, cast, fling, heave, hurl, pitch, sling, toss

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. chuck¹ S3 /tʃʌk/ verb [transitive] especially British English informal
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French chuquer 'to knock']

1. to throw something in a careless or relaxed way
chuck something on/out of/into etc something
Tania chucked her bag down on the sofa.
I chucked a few things into a suitcase and left.
chuck somebody something
Chuck me that pen, would you?

2. to throw something away because you do not want it any more:
I think I might have chucked it by mistake.

3. (also chuck something ↔ in) to leave your job:
You haven’t chucked your job, have you?

4. British English to end a romantic relationship with someone:
Why did Judy chuck him?

5. chuck it down to rain very heavily:
It chucked it down all afternoon.

6. chuck somebody under the chin to gently touch someone under their chin in a friendly way
chuck something ↔ away phrasal verb informal
to throw something away because you do not want it any more:
I chucked all my old clothes away when we moved house.
chuck something ↔ in phrasal verb
to leave your job:
He had a job but he chucked it in.
I decided to chuck it all in and go to Australia.
chuck somebody off something phrasal verb informal

1. to make someone leave a place or stop using something:
He’ll chuck you off his land if he finds you.

2. chuck yourself off something to jump from somewhere that is very high:
She tried to chuck herself off the bridge twice last week.
chuck somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb informal

1. to throw something away because you do not want it any more:
It was broken so I chucked it out.

2. to make someone leave a place or a job:
Their landlord chucked them out when they couldn’t pay the rent.
chuck somebody/something ↔ out of
They got chucked out of the pub for fighting.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. chuck² noun
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: chuck 'large awkward-shaped piece' (17-19 centuries), probably from chock]

1. [countable] part of a machine that holds something firmly so that it does not move

2. [singular] spoken a friendly word used to address someone in some parts of Northern England

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲