chuck

  • (noun): Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
  • (noun): Food.
  • (noun): A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
  • (verb): To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
  • (verb): To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.