# chucking

Pronunciation: say "CHUK-ing" /ˈt͡ʃʌkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of chuck. — present participle and gerund of chuck
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of chuck. Use it after is, are or was, or as a noun for the action.
   - _By the final whistle, angry fans were chucking plastic bottles onto the pitch._
   - _She is thinking about chucking in her job and moving to the coast._

## Noun

2. The holding of a workpiece or other object in a chuck.
   - Simple: Holding a thing firmly in a chuck, the part of a machine that grips it.
   - _The redesigned bracket can be finished in a single chucking instead of two._
   - _Careless chucking can leave the shaft slightly off center._

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