chuck

/tʃʌk/

noun

1
Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
2
Food.
3
A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.

1
A chicken, a hen.
2
A clucking sound.
3
A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
“Are you all right, chuck?”

1
A gentle touch or tap.
“She gave him an affectionate chuck under the chin.”
2
A casual throw.
3
A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
4
An act or instance of vomiting.
5
On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.

1
To touch or tap gently.
2
To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
“Chuck that magazine to me, would you?”
3
To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
4
To discard, to throw away.
“This food's gone off - you'd better chuck it.”
5
To jilt; to dump.
“She's chucked me for another man!”
6
To vomit.
7
To leave; to depart; to bounce.
“Let's chuck.”
8
To chuckle; to laugh.
9
On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.

1
A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.