From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
chuck
n 1: informal terms for a meal [syn: chow, chuck, eats,
grub]
2: the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and
including the shoulder blade
3: a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a
workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
v 1: throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" [syn: chuck, toss]
2: throw away; "Chuck these old notes" [syn: chuck, ditch]
3: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
[syn: chuck, pat]
4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him
last night" [syn: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast,
sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch,
puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk,
regurgitate, throw up] [ant: keep down]