| NOUN | food | chuck, chow, eats, grub | informal terms for a meal |
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| food | chuck | the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade | |
| artifact | chuck | a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill | |
| VERB | contact | chuck, toss | throw carelessly |
| possession | chuck, ditch | throw away | |
| contact | chuck, pat | pat or squeeze / squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin | |
| body | chuck, vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up | eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
| Sounds | chah'k | |
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| Rhymes | aeronautic ... Zanuck: 70 rhymes with ahk... | |
| Meaning | informal terms for a meal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | chow, eats, grub | |
| Broader | fare | The food and drink that are regularly served or consumed |
| Spanish | manduca, manducatoria, pitanza | |
| Catalan | manduca, pitança, teca | |
| Meaning | The part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade. | |
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| Part of | side of beef | dressed half of a beef carcass |
| Parts | blade | A cut of beef from the shoulder blade |
| shoulder | A cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg | |
| Broader | cut of beef | cut of meat from beef cattle |
| Spanish | espalda, espaldilla, paletilla | |
| Catalan | espatlla, espatlló | |
| Meaning | A holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill. | |
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| Part of | drill | A tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows) |
| electric drill | A rotating power drill powered by an electric motor | |
| lathe | machine tool for shaping metal or wood | |
| Parts | jaw | holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object |
| Narrower | collet, collet chuck | A cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe |
| Broader | holding device | A device for holding / holding something |
| Spanish | portabrocas | |
| Meaning | Throw carelessly. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | The children chuck the ball | |
| Example | "chuck the ball" | |
| Synonym | toss | |
| Broader | throw | Propel through the air |
| Spanish | tirar | |
| Meaning | throw away. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Chuck these old notes" | |
| Synonym | ditch | |
| Broader | abandon | forsake, leave behind |
| Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| Spanish | deshacerse, destruir, sacudirse, zafarse | |
| Catalan | desembarassar-se, desfer-se, espolsar-se | |
| Meaning | pat or squeeze / squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | pat | |
| Broader | caress, fondle | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner |
| Spanish | palmotear | |
| Meaning | Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up | |
| Broader | excrete, egest, eliminate, pass | Eliminate from the body |
| Opposite | keep down | manage not to throw up |
| Spanish | arrojar, devolver, vomitar, vómito | |
| Catalan | perbocar, regurgitar, vomitar | |
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