# chucks

Pronunciation: say "CHUKS" /t͡ʃʌks/

## Verb

1. Third-person singular present of chuck. — third-person singular simple present indicative of chuck
   - Simple: Present tense of chuck used with he, she, or it.
   - _Every Friday he chucks the week's junk mail straight into the recycling bin._
   - _If the forecast turns wet, the club usually chucks its outdoor plans and books the hall instead._

## Noun

2. Plural of chuck. — plural of chuck
   - Simple: Plural of chuck. Use it when there is more than one chuck.
   - _Keyless chucks let you change a drill bit by hand in a few seconds._
   - _The lathe's three-jaw and four-jaw chucks hang on a rack beside the bench._
3. The game known as jacks or jackstones. *(dialectal, Scotland)*
   - Simple: The game of jacks, as people in Scotland call it.
   - _We spent every wet playtime on the classroom floor playing chucks._
   - _Chucks was banned in the corridor after one too many stones went skittering under the radiators._

## Interjection

4. Used by schoolboys as a warning cry that a teacher is approaching. *(obsolete, UK)*
   - Simple: A word schoolboys once called out to warn each other that a teacher was coming.
   - _"Chucks!" hissed the lookout, and the dormitory fell silent before the master opened the door._
   - _Somebody at the window called out "chucks," and the game of football in the corridor broke up in seconds._

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