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give up or over

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vomit

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Synonyms for chuck

to let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example

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informal terms for a meal

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

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

throw carelessly

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pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

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Created in 1917, the Chuck Taylor All Star has the unmistakable high-top and low-cut silhouettes, a canvas upper, a star-centered ankle patch and a vulcanized rubber sole.
What: The highly reconfigurable DURO-NCSE Flex power chuck
Hydraulic chucks [hydro chucks] have long been considered the most precise chuck system available.
Through a series of experiments conducted in Panama, Ryan and his collaborators found that females prefer male calls with the most chucks, but their preference was based on the ratio of the number of chucks.
Cor-Lok-Xe pneumatic chucks are effective with virtually all types of cores in light to heavy duty applications.
Made in three sections that mount on a chuck similarly to top jaws, the plates accept a wide variety of machinable jaw segments.
A little "chuck" sound that a kind of male frog can add to his call proves attractive to friends and foes alike.
I looked down to begin my short descent and saw Chucks picture looking back at me.
On another occasion we were using this Woodsman to depopulate his surrounding pasture of mettlesome prairie dogs, which kept on digging holes that threatened to trip Chucks favorite horse, Mare.
Others have Chucks, those childhood playmates with whom we shared that innocence and--perhaps more significantly--lost it.
NimCor's air-operated mechanical chucks provide a strong, air-assisted grip and maximum torque that is ideal for shaftless applications, according to the company.
The first of these is a series of fine pole transverse electromagnetic chucks for surface, or reciprocating, grinding applications.
Unlike wedge-type mechanical chucks, NimCor's self-centering pneumatic air chuck adapters are easily inserted and removed without damaging cores.
Why you should care: The ASM 90 is only 90mm in diameter but it accepts the same clamping knob as chucks twice its size making it a good solution for smaller machines with limited travel range.
The current campaign, dubbed #ForeverChucks (named after original endorser and basketball star Chuck Taylor) for spring, features various designs revered by fans, including Chucks Classics, Chucks Seventies and Chuck 2, with new designs.