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chuck

/tʃʌk/
noun
  1. Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.

  2. Food.

  3. 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
  1. To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.

  2. To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.

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