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a. Chubby. [ R. ] H. Brooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being chubby. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a chub; plump, short, and thick. “Chubby faces.” I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a plump, short face. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chucked p. pr. & vb. n. Chucking. ] [ F. choquer to strike. Cf. Shock, v. t. ] 1. To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chucked the barmaid under the chin. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch. [ Colloq. ] “Mahomet Ali will just be chucked into the Nile.” Lord Palmerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mech.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The chuck or call of a hen. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sudden, small noise. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick. “Pray, chuck, come hither.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To call, as a hen her chickens. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]