Look up: Chuck

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   Chuck
   NavalNaval slang for a demonstration of applause. Enthusiastic supporters of a ship's football team or a regatta boat's crew form a chucking-up party. The expression may originate from the practice of throwing hats in the air when excited. An early form of this word was CHUCKER UP
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   Chuck
   A device which holds the workpiece on then lathe. A chuck can take many different forms. See, for example, cup chuck, precision combination chuck, screw chuck, and scroll chuck.
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   chuck
   [n] - the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade 2. [n] - a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill 3. [v] - throw away (slang) 4. [v] - throw carelessly 5. [v] - pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, esp. under the chin
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   Chuck
   Photograph courtesy of Draper.co.ukA device on a machine tool to hold the workpiece or a cutting tool, attached to a rotating spindle.Independent ChuckA chuck in which each jaw may be moved independently of the others. See also: Collet, Drill Bits, Drill Press.
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   chuck
   only correct sizes of chucks appropriate to the bar diameter should be used in the bending machine,and it is most important to avoid rebending Category: Mechanical engineering • to mount workpieces or tools in a chuck Category: Mechanical engineering • the chuck attached to the headstock and used to hold the workpiece when drilling with a lathe Category: Mechanical engin...
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   Chuck
   Chuck (chŭk) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Chucked (chŭkt); present participle & verbal noun Chucking .] [ Imitative of the sound.] 1. To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck. 2. To chuckle; to laugh. [ R.] Marston.
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   Chuck
   Chuck transitive verb To call, as a hen her chickens. Dryden.
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   Chuck
   Chuck noun 1. The chuck or call of a hen. 2. A sudden, small noise. 3. A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick . 'Pray, chuck , come hither.' Shak.
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   Chuck
   Chuck transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Chucked (chŭkt); present participle & verbal noun Chucking .] [ French choquer to strike. Confer Shock , transitive verb ] 1. To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to. « Chucked the barmaid under the chin. W. I ...
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    Chuck
    Chuck noun 1. A slight blow or pat under the chin. 2. A short throw; a toss. 3. (Machinery) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon. Chuck farthing , a play in which a farthing is pitched into a hole; pitch farthing. -- Chuck hole , a deep hole in a wagon rut. ...
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    Chuck
    Chuck (chŭk) noun 1. A small pebble; -- called also chuckstone and chuckiestone . [ Scot.] 2. plural A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones. [ Scot.]
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    Chuck
    Chuck noun 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. [ Colloq.]
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    chuck
    noun 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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    chuck
    noun the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
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    chuck
    verb throw carelessly; `chuck the ball`
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    chuck
    verb throw away; `Chuck these old notes`
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    ChucK
    `ChucK` is a concurrent, strongly-timed audio programming language for real-time synthesis, composition, and performance, which runs on Mac OS X, Linux, and Microsoft Windows. It is designed to favor readability and flexibility for the programmer, over other considerations such as raw performance. It natively supports concurrency and multiple, simultaneous, dynamic control rates. Another key feature is the ability to add, remove, and modify code ...
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    Chuck
    • (v. i.) To chuckle; to laugh. • (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. • (v. i.) To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck. • (n.) The chuck or call of a hen. • (...
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    chuck
    (from the article `hand tool`) ...equipped with a large socket into which bits with appropriate shanks could be fitted interchangeably. When the sweep came to be made of iron, bits ...
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    Chuck
    Chuck is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Man` Where is it used? The name Chuck is mainly used In English.How do they say it elsewhere? Siarl ( In Welsh) Carlos ( In Spanish and In Portuguese) Tearlach ( In Scottish) Carlo ( In Italian) Séarlas ( In Irish) Karl ( In German and In Scandinavian) Carl ( In German and In English) Charlotte ( In Fren
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    Chuck
    Device for holding work in machine tools.
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    chuck
    
    1. informal terms for a meal
    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
    
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