1. (

• chow ,
• chuck ,
• eats ,
• grub

) informal terms for a meal ;

2. (

• chuck

) the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade ;

3. (

• chuck

) a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill ;

1. (

• chuck ,
• toss ,

) throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" ;

2. (

• chuck ,
• ditch ,

) throw away; "Chuck these old notes" ;

3. (

• chuck ,
• pat ,

) pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin ;

4. (

• vomit ,
• vomit_up ,
• purge ,
• cast ,
• sick ,
• cat ,
• be_sick ,
• disgorge ,
• regorge ,
• retch ,
• puke ,
• barf ,
• spew ,
• spue ,
• chuck ,
• upchuck ,
• honk ,
• regurgitate ,
• throw_up

) 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" ;