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• Chuck — may refer to: Contents 1 Engineering 2 People 3 Entertainment …   Wikipedia

• chuck — Ⅰ. chuck [1] ► VERB informal 1) throw (something) carelessly or casually. 2) give up. 3) (chuck up) vomit. ● chuck it down Cf. ↑chuck it down …   English terms dictionary

• Chuck (engineering) — Self centering three jaw chuck and key with one jaw removed and inverted showing the teeth that engage in the scroll plate. The scroll plate is rotated within the chuck body by the key, the scroll engages the teeth on the underside of the jaws… …   Wikipedia

• chuck — chuck1 informal verb 1》 throw carelessly or casually.     ↘(chuck something away/out) throw something away.     ↘(chuck someone out) force someone to leave a building. 2》 end a relationship with (a partner).     ↘(usu. chuck something in) give up …   English new terms dictionary

• chuck — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 colloq. fling or throw carelessly or with indifference. 2 colloq. (often foll. by in, up) give up; reject (chucked in my job). 3 touch playfully, esp. under the chin. n. a playful touch under the chin. Phrases and idioms: the… …   Useful english dictionary

• chuck — I. verb Etymology: Middle English chukken, of imitative origin Date: 14th century cluck II. noun Etymology: perhaps from chuck chicken Date: 1595 used as an endearment III. transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• workpiece — noun in machining, woodworking, etc., the raw material or partially finished piece that is shaped by performing various operations Make sure the workpiece is properly secured in the chuck before turning on the lathe …   Wiktionary

• universal chuck — noun : a chuck in which the jaws are moved simultaneously to center the workpiece * * * a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes. [1815… …   Useful english dictionary

• collet chuck — noun a cone shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe • Syn: ↑collet • Hypernyms: ↑chuck * * * noun : a chuck consisting of a collet that grips the workpiece (as a bar of metal to be shaped) * * * collet chuck noun A device… …   Useful english dictionary

• magnetic chuck — noun : a chuck in which the workpiece is held by magnetic forces * * * magnetic chuck noun A chuck having a surface in which alternate steel elements, separated by insulating material, are polarized by electromagnets, allowing light flat work to… …   Useful english dictionary

• universal chuck — a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes. [1815 25] * * * …   Universalium