CHUCK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CHUCK?

Need another word that means the same as “chuck”? Find 60 synonyms and 30 related words for “chuck” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Chuck” are: toss, ditch, pat, barf, be sick, cast, cat, disgorge, honk, puke, purge, regorge, regurgitate, retch, sick, spew, spue, throw up, upchuck, vomit, vomit up, throw, fling, hurl, pitch, lob, launch, flip, catapult, shy, dash, project, propel, send, bowl, throw away, discard, throw out, dispose of, get rid of, toss out, dump, bin, scrap, jettison, give up, leave, resign from, abandon, relinquish, throw over, drop, finish with, stop going out with, break off one's relationship with, desert, leave high and dry, chow, eats, grub

Chuck as a Noun

Definitions of "Chuck" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “chuck” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill.
• Informal terms for a meal.
• A throw.
• A dismissal or rejection.
• The part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade.

Synonyms of "Chuck" as a noun (3 Words)

chow	Food. Tex Mex chow is more than melted cheese and beans.
eats	Informal terms for a meal.
grub	A soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects. My onions are ruined by small grubs eating the roots.

Usage Examples of "Chuck" as a noun

• He's still wondering why and how Mrs T got the chuck.

Chuck as a Verb

Definitions of "Chuck" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “chuck” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• End a relationship with (a partner.
• Throw (something) carelessly or casually.
• Throw (something) away.
• Give up (a job or activity.
• (of a bowler) deliver (a ball) with an unlawful action.
• Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
• Throw carelessly.
• Throw away.
• Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin.

Synonyms of "Chuck" as a verb (57 Words)

abandon	Discontinue (a scheduled event) before completion. An attempt to persuade businesses not to abandon the area to inner city deprivation.
be sick	Form or compose.
bin	Group together data in bins. The whole idea had to be binned.
bowl	Engage in the sport of bowling. My parents like to bowl on Friday nights.
break off one's relationship with	Curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves.
cast	Form by pouring e g wax or hot metal into a cast or mold. He issued statements cast in tones of reason.
cat	Raise an anchor from the surface of the water to the cathead. I kept her off the wind and sailing free until I had the anchor catted.
catapult	Shoot forth or launch as if from a catapult. The horse catapulted away from the fence.
dash	Destroy or frustrate (hopes or expectations. I dashed into the garden.
desert	Desert a cause a country or an army often in order to join the opposing cause country or army. His life in the regiment had been such a hell that he decided to desert.
discard	Get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable. West led a heart and East was able to discard his club loser.
disgorge	Bring up or vomit (food). The Nile disgorges into the sea at Rashid.
dispose of	Make fit or prepared.
ditch	Make or repair ditches. He was picked up by a gunboat after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean.
drop	Let or cause to fall in drops. New Englanders drop their post vocalic r s.
dump	Sell off (assets) rapidly. No dumping in these woods.
finish with	Provide with a finish.
fling	Indulge oneself. Fling the frisbee.
flip	Go mad, go crazy. Individual investors often flip the shares they buy within days even hours.
get rid of	Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress.
give up	Transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody.
honk	Make or cause to make a honk. Geese circled around and honked.
hurl	Make a thrusting forward movement. He hurled himself into the job with enthusiasm.
jettison	Throw as from an airplane. The scheme was jettisoned.
launch	Launch for the first time launch on a maiden voyage. Launch the space shuttle.
leave	Leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking. I ll leave the door open.
leave high and dry	Leave or give by will after one’s death.
lob	(in soccer or tennis) kick or hit the ball over (an opponent) in a high arc. He managed to lob the keeper.
pat	Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully especially under the chin. Pat him on the shoulder.
pitch	Set one s voice or a piece of music at a particular pitch. We pitched camp for the night.
project	Draw a projection of. He strives to project an image of youth.
propel	Drive or push something forwards. Steam propels this ship.
puke	Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. He puked up his pizza.
purge	Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. An opportunity to purge the party of unsatisfactory members.
regorge	Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. The least east wind makes their waters regorge and overspread a vast extent of level ground.
regurgitate	Repeat (information) without analysing or comprehending it. The blood regurgitates into the heart ventricle.
relinquish	Part with a possession or right. I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long term house guest.
resign from	Give up or retire from a position.
retch	Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit. He retched up a thin stream of vomit.
scrap	Make into scrap or refuse. He supports the idea that road tax should be scrapped.
send	Send a message or letter. Send your document as a PDF attachment.
shy	Throw quickly. Don t shy away from saying what you think.
sick	Bring something up by vomiting. She sicked up all over the carpet.
spew	Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. The volcano spews out molten rocks every day.
spue	Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.
stop going out with	Cause to stop.
throw	Throw a die out onto a flat surface. Have throw or make a party.
throw away	Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture.
throw out	Propel through the air.
throw over	Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly.
throw up	Get rid of.
toss	Throw or toss with a light motion. We could just toss a coin.
toss out	Lightly throw to see which side comes up.
upchuck	Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. I almost upchucked my toasted marshmallows.
vomit up	Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth.

Usage Examples of "Chuck" as a verb

• Jack chucked Kate her hat.
• She kept the personal bits and pieces and chucked the rest.
• Someone chucked a brick through the window.
• He chucked the letter in the bin.
• People chuck an incredible 40 per cent of all food we produce.
• Mary chucked him for another guy.
• Chuck the ball.
• She wanted to chuck her job.
• Chucking money at the problem won't solve it.
• Many would chuck it all if it was financially feasible.

Associations of "Chuck" (30 Words)

bilious	Relating to bile. His bilious temperament.
cleanse	Rid of something unpleasant or defiling. The mission to cleanse the nation of subversives.
dart	Shoot an animal with a dart typically in order to administer a drug. His forefinger darted in all directions as he spoke.
diarrhea	Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor.
discus	A small colourful South American freshwater fish with a rounded laterally compressed body, native to South America and popular in aquariums.
disgorge	Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over. The wine is aged in the bottle before it is disgorged.
dyspeptic	A person who suffers from indigestion or bad temper.
emetic	Nauseating or revolting. That emetic music endemic to department stores.
fling	The act of flinging. One final fling before a tranquil retirement.
flip	The act of flipping a coin. The yacht was flipped by a huge wave.
honk	Make or cause to make a honk. Fans honked their horns.
hurl	Utter with force; utter vehemently. Hey pal any chance of a hurl.
ogle	Stare at in a lecherous manner. A vaguely erotic ogle.
purge	Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. An opportunity to purge the party of unsatisfactory members.
purify	Make pure or free from sin or guilt. They set out to purify art by reviving the spirit and style of early religious painting.
remove	Remove something concrete as by lifting pushing or taking off or remove something abstract. Customs officials removed documents from the premises.
repulse	Reject or rebuff (an approach or offer or the person making it. Audiences were repulsed by the film s brutality.
response	A result. We unwittingly induce Pavlovian type responses in dogs by establishing a rigid routine for feeding.
retch	Vomit. He retched up a thin stream of vomit.
somersault	Do a somersault. His car somersaulted into a ditch.
spew	Be poured or forced out in large quantities. He felt faint and nauseous he had to get out before he spewed.
spin	Fish with a spinner. An old lady sat spinning thread.
spit	An act of spitting. He was spitting with sudden fury.
throw	Bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering an afghan or bedspread that is casually thrown over something. The bond market was thrown into confusion.
toss	Throw or toss with a light motion. She stood up tossing her hair out of her eyes.
turn	The act of turning away or in the opposite direction. It is my turn.
unload	Leave or unload. The meeting had been a chance for her to unload some of her feelings about her son.
wastebasket	A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish.
whirl	Turn in a twisting or spinning motion. He was caught up in a whirl of work.