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huck.

To throw or chuck.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/hʌk//hʊk/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. To throw or chuck.

    informal · transitive
    He was so angry that he hucked the book at my face.
  2. To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.

  3. To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.

  4. To throw a frisbee a long distance.

    transitive
  5. To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.

    intransitive
  6. To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.

    A longer fork makes the bike more cumbersome, but you will be able to huck more stuff.
    If you huck it (the take-off), you'll drop about 20 feet.
  7. To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.

  8. To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.

    transitive
    I hucked a sweet 25-foot waterfall on the Tomata River.
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Perhaps a variant of chuck or hoick.

noun/hʌk//hʊk/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. A long throw, generally at least half a field in length.

  2. A drop or jump off a cliff or cornice.

Where this word comes from

Unknown. Perhaps a variant of chuck or hoick.

noun/hʌk//hʊk/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. A person's hip.

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Backformation from huckle, or from Middle English hoke (“hook”); compare hokebone (“hip”).

verb/hʌk//hʊk/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. To haggle in trading.

    dated
Where this word comes from

From Middle English hukken, related to German höken (“to haggle; traffic”).

noun/hʌk//hʊk/Ireland, Northern-England
  1. Alternative form of huq.

    alt-of · alternative
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