Chuck
Synonyms for chuck
verb throw aside, throw away, throw out
shed
toss
pitch
ditch
heave
quit
renounce
scrap
slough
reject
forsake
junk
sling
fling
fire
hurl
jettison
desert
relinquish
eject
launch
shy
flip
cast
can
abandon
discard
eighty-six
give the heave ho
Antonyms for chuck
hire
stay
finish
allow
approve
keep
take in
support
hold
take
retain
Usage Notes
Chuck in its slang sense was used especially in the 1960s and 1970s by black people. This use arose by analogy with Mister Charlie, a slang term used in the same sense and also derived from a nickname for Charles.
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