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(1):

(v. t.) To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.

(2):

(n.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.

(3):

(n.) A small pebble; - called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.

(4):

(n.) A slight blow or pat under the chin.

(5):

(n.) A short throw; a toss.

(6):

(n.) A sudden, small noise.

(7):

(v. i.) To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

(8):

(v. i.) To chuckle; to laugh.

(9):

(v. t.) To call, as a hen her chickens.

(10):

(n.) The chuck or call of a hen.

(11):

(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.

(12):

(n.) A word of endearment; - corrupted from chick.

(13):

(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.

(14):

(n.) A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.

(15):

(v. t.) To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chuck'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chuck.html. 1828.
 
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