/tʃʌk/

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Meaning

To throw something in a quick, careless way. This is informal British English.

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Grammar

Verb typeregular (chuck, chucks, chucked)

Examples

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"Chuck" is a friendly, informal word for throw.

bin.

To "chuck something in the bin" is to throw it away.

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"Chuck out" means get rid of something you no longer want.

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This word is taught in chapter 21, lesson 8: chuck, directly, surface and 7 more words.