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chuck

/tʃʌk/

noun

Meaning

  • Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.

  • Food.

  • A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.

verb

Meaning

  • 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.