- ˌchuck sth ˈout
- phrasal verb
informal1) to force someone to leave a place or a job2) same as chuck
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ˌchuck sth ˈout
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chuck something out — ˌchuck sthaˈway | ˌchuck sthˈout derived (informal) to throw sth away • Those old clothes can be chucked out. Main entry: ↑chuckderived … Useful english dictionary
chuck somebody out (of something) — ˌchuck sb ˈoff (sth) | ˌchuck sb ˈout (of sth) derived (informal) to force sb to leave a place or a job • They got chucked off the bus. • You can t just chuck him out. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
chuck something away — ˌchuck sthaˈway | ˌchuck sthˈout derived (informal) to throw sth away • Those old clothes can be chucked out. Main entry: ↑chuckderived … Useful english dictionary
chuck — [tʃʌk] verb [T] informal 1) to throw something 2) to get rid of something that you do not want 3) British to end a relationship with someone • chuck sth away chuck sth in chuck sth out … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
chuck somebody off (something) — ˌchuck sb ˈoff (sth) | ˌchuck sb ˈout (of sth) derived (informal) to force sb to leave a place or a job • They got chucked off the bus. • You can t just chuck him out. Main entry … Useful english dictionary
chuck — chuck1 S2 [tʃʌk] v [T] informal especially BrE [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Old French chuquer to knock ] 1.) to throw something in a careless or relaxed way chuck sth on/out of/into etc sth ▪ Tania chucked her bag down on the sofa. ▪ I … Dictionary of contemporary English
chuck — 1 verb (T) informal 1 to throw something in a careless or relaxed way: chuck sth on /out of/into etc: Tania chucked her bag down on the sofa. | chuck sb sth: Chuck me that magazine, would you? 2 chuck sb BrE to end a romantic relationship with… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
clear something out — 1 we cleared out the junk room: EMPTY (OUT); tidy (up), clear up. 2 clear out the rubbish: GET RID OF, throw out/away, discard, dispose of, dump, bin, scrap, jettison; informal chuck … Useful english dictionary
throw something away — 1 she hated throwing old clothes away: DISCARD, throw out, dispose of, get rid of, do away with, toss out, scrap, throw on the scrap heap, clear out, dump, jettison; … Useful english dictionary
dustbin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) noun VERB + DUSTBIN ▪ chuck sth in, dump sth in, throw sth in ▪ She chucked the potatoes in the dustbin. ▪ go in ▪ These old shoes can go in the dustbin now … Collocations dictionary
