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a name, a toss, a wood-shredding hypothetical, and the part of a drill that bites
means To throw something casually, or the part of a tool (like a drill or lathe) that grips and holds the work in place — and also a cut of beef and a familiar nickname for Charles.
from A word that wears many hats, so it carries more than one origin. The 'throw' sense, dating to the 1500s, may come from an earlier 'chuck' meaning to tap or pat affectionately under the chin — possibly imitative, or related to French 'choquer,' to knock. The tool-and-drill 'chuck' is thought to be a variant of 'chock,' a block or wedge of wood. And 'Chuck' the name is simply a homey English pet-form of Charles, a sibling of 'Chas.' The beef cut and the woodchuck (whose 'chuck' is actually an Algonquian word, 'wuchak,' reshaped by English ears) just happened to land on the same spelling — coincidence, not kinship.
- drill anatomy
- the chuck is the jaw clamping the bit tight
- woodchuck riddle
- would chuck about 700 pounds, says one researcher
- meat cut
- chuck steak comes from the cow's shoulder
- to chuck
- means to throw, or to quit entirely
- chuck norris
- became a meme deadlier than his roundhouse
chuck norris — american actor and martial artist known for walker, texas ranger and internet memes since the 1970s
chuck berry — pioneering rock and roll guitarist and songwriter who recorded johnny b. goode in 1958
chuck schumer — united states senate majority leader from new york since 2021