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Chuck vs. Throw — What's the Difference?

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Chuck

Chuck is a masculine given name or a nickname for Charles or Charlie.

Throw

To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.

Chuck

To pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin.

Throw

To propel or discharge into the air by any means
A machine that throws tennis balls.
Ash that was thrown by an erupting volcano.

Chuck

To throw or toss
Chucked stones into the water.
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Throw

To cause to move with great force or speed; propel or displace
Threw themselves on the food.
Jetsam that had been thrown up onto the shore.

Chuck

(Informal) To throw out; discard
Chucked my old sweater.

Throw

To force (an opponent) to the ground or floor, as in wrestling or the martial arts.

Chuck

(Informal) To force out; eject
Chucking out the troublemakers.

Throw

To cause to fall off
The horse threw its rider.

Chuck

(Informal) To give up; quit
Chucked her job.

Throw

(Informal) To cause confusion or perplexity in; disconcert or nonplus
We didn't let our worries throw us.

Chuck

To make a clucking sound.

Throw

To put on or off hastily or carelessly
Throw on a jacket.

Chuck

An affectionate pat or squeeze under the chin.

Throw

To put suddenly or forcefully into a given condition, position, or activity
Threw him into a fit of laughter.
Threw some supper together.
Threw her leg over the arm of the chair.

Chuck

A throw, toss, or pitch.

Throw

To devote, apply, or direct
Threw all their resources into the new endeavor.
Threw the blame onto the others.

Chuck

A cut of beef extending from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade.

Throw

To form on a potter's wheel
Throw a vase.

Chuck

A clamp that holds a tool or the material being worked in a machine such as a lathe.

Throw

To twist (fibers) into thread.

Chuck

A clamping device for holding a drill bit.

Throw

To roll (dice).

Chuck

(Informal) Food.

Throw

To roll (a particular combination) with dice.

Chuck

A clucking sound.

Throw

To discard or play (a card).

Chuck

(cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.

Throw

To send forth; project
She threw me a look of encouragement.

Chuck

Food.

Throw

To cause (one's voice) to seem to come from a source other than oneself.

Chuck

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

Throw

To cause to fall on or over something; cast
The rising sun threw shadows across the lawn. We threw sheets over the furniture before we painted the ceiling.

Chuck

A chicken, a hen.

Throw

To bear (young). Used of cows or horses, for example.

Chuck

A clucking sound.

Throw

To arrange or give (a party, for example).

Chuck

(slang) A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
Are you all right, chuck?

Throw

To move (a lever or switch) in order to activate, deactivate, or control a device.

Chuck

A gentle touch or tap.
She gave him an affectionate chuck under the chin.

Throw

(Informal) To lose or give up (a contest, for example) purposely.

Chuck

(informal) A casual throw.

Throw

To abandon oneself to; have
Heard the news and threw a fit.

Chuck

A throw, an incorrect bowling action.

Throw

To commit (oneself), especially for leniency or support
Threw himself on the mercy of the court.

Chuck

(slang) An act or instance of vomiting.

Throw

To deliver (a punch), as in boxing
Threw a left hook.

Chuck

(music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.

Throw

To cast, fling, or hurl something.

Chuck

Abbreviation of woodchuck

Throw

The act or an instance of throwing.

Chuck

To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.

Throw

The distance to which something is or can be thrown
A stone's throw away.

Chuck

To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.

Throw

A roll or cast of dice.

Chuck

To make a clucking sound.

Throw

The combination of numbers so obtained.

Chuck

To call, as a hen her chickens.

Throw

(Informal) A single chance, venture, or instance
"could afford up to forty-five bucks a throw to wax sentimental over their heritage" (John Simon).

Chuck

(obsolete) To chuckle; to laugh.

Throw

(Sports) The act of throwing or a technique used to throw an opponent in wrestling or the martial arts.

Chuck

To touch or tap gently.

Throw

A light blanket or coverlet, such as an afghan.

Chuck

To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
Chuck that magazine to me, would you?

Throw

A scarf or shawl.

Chuck

To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.

Throw

The radius of a circle described by a crank, cam, or similar machine part.

Chuck

To discard, to throw away.
This food's gone off - you'd better chuck it.

Throw

The maximum displacement of a machine part moved by another part, such as a crank or cam.

Chuck

To jilt; to dump.
She's chucked me for another man!

Throw

(Geology) The amount of vertical displacement of a fault.

Chuck

To give up; to stop doing; to quit.

Throw

(transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
Throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider

Chuck

To vomit.

Throw

(transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.

Chuck

To leave; to depart; to bounce.
Let's chuck.

Throw

(transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.
Throw the switch

Chuck

(music) On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.

Throw

(ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

Chuck

To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls her chickens; to cluck.

Throw

To deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

Chuck

To chuckle; to laugh.

Throw

To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception.

Chuck

To call, as a hen her chickens.

Throw

To intentionally lose a game.
The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.

Chuck

To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.
Chucked the barmaid under the chin.

Throw

To confuse or mislead.
The deliberate red herring threw me at first.

Chuck

To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.

Throw

(figuratively) To send desperately.
Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle.

Chuck

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.

Throw

(transitive) To imprison.
The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail.

Chuck

The chuck or call of a hen.

Throw

To organize an event, especially a party.

Chuck

A sudden, small noise.

Throw

(ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).

Chuck

A word of endearment; - corrupted from chick.

Throw

(transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

Chuck

A slight blow or pat under the chin.

Throw

To discard.

Chuck

A short throw; a toss.

Throw

(martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

Chuck

A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated upon.

Throw

To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

Chuck

A small pebble; - called also chuckstone and chuckiestone.

Throw

(transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

Chuck

A game played with chucks, in which one or more are tossed up and caught; jackstones.

Throw

(transitive) To project or send forth.

Chuck

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.

Throw

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly. I don't see, that "spreading" could be any meaning of "putting on". Was it meant to be a second meaning?

Chuck

Informal terms for a meal

Throw

To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

Chuck

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

Throw

To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

Chuck

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

Throw

(transitive) To install (a bridge).

Chuck

Throw carelessly;
Chuck the ball

Throw

To twist or turn.
A thrown nail

Chuck

Throw away;
Chuck these old notes

Throw

(American football) pass

Chuck

Pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin

Throw

To deliver.

Chuck

Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth;
After drinking too much, the students vomited
He purged continuously
The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

Throw

Of animals: to give birth to (young).

Throw

Obsolete spelling of throe

Throw

The flight of a thrown object.
What a great throw by the quarterback!

Throw

The act of throwing something.
With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow.
The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice.

Throw

One's ability to throw.
He's got a girl's throw.
He's always had a pretty decent throw.

Throw

A distance travelled; displacement.
The throw of the piston

Throw

A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

Throw

A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw.

Throw

(veterinary medicine) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

Throw

(obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.

Throw

(obsolete) A period of time; a while.

Throw

Obsolete spelling of throe

Throw

Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.

Throw

Time; while; space of time; moment; trice.
I will with Thomas speak a little throw.

Throw

The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast.
He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw,He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe.

Throw

A stroke; a blow.
Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws.

Throw

The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.

Throw

A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.

Throw

An effort; a violent sally.
Your youth admiresThe throws and swellings of a Roman soul.

Throw

The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston.

Throw

A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).

Throw

A turner's lathe; a throwe.

Throw

The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; - according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.

Throw

To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; - distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.

Throw

To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.

Throw

To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.

Throw

To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.

Throw

To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.

Throw

To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.
Set less than thou throwest.

Throw

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw.

Throw

To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.
There the snake throws her enameled skin.

Throw

To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.

Throw

To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.
I have thrownA brave defiance in King Henry's teeth.

Throw

To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; - said especially of rabbits.

Throw

To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; - sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

Throw

To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.

Throw

The act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist);
The catcher made a good throw to second base

Throw

A single chance or instance;
He couldn't afford $50 a throw

Throw

The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

Throw

The distance that something can be thrown;
It is just a stone's throw from here

Throw

Bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something

Throw

The throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly;
He risked his fortune on a throw of the dice

Throw

Project through the air;
Throw a frisbee

Throw

Move violently, energetically, or carelessly;
She threw herself forwards

Throw

Get rid of;
He shed his image as a pushy boss
Shed your clothes

Throw

Place or put with great energy;
She threw the blanket around the child
Thrust the money in the hands of the beggar

Throw

Convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture;
Throw a glance
She gave me a dirty look

Throw

Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;
Switch on the light
Throw the lever

Throw

Put or send forth;
She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
The setting sun threw long shadows
Cast a spell
Cast a warm light

Throw

To put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly;
Jane threw dinner together
Throw the car into reverse

Throw

Cause to be confused emotionally

Throw

Utter with force; utter vehemently;
Hurl insults
Throw accusations at someone

Throw

Organize or be responsible for;
Hold a reception
Have, throw, or make a party
Give a course

Throw

Make on a potter's wheel;
She threw a beautiful teapot

Throw

Cause to fall off;
The horse threw its unexperienced rider

Throw

Throw (a die) out onto a flat surface;
Throw a six

Throw

Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;
These questions confuse even the experts
This question completely threw me
This question befuddled even the teacher

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