chack
/t͡ʃæk/
chack verb: to toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.
Verb (1)
chack (third-person singular simple present chacks, present participle chacking, simple past and past participle chacked)
- To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.
Verb (2)
chack (third-person singular simple present chacks, present participle chacking, simple past and past participle chacked)
- To not broadcast a medal-winning or otherwise memorable or crucial figure skating performance. This only occurs in a live broadcast because the network has to decide which programs to show and which to cut in the interest of time. If a skater is low in the rankings and several big names are set to skate later, that performance may be cut.
- Michael Chack pulled WAY up in the standings in his long [skate event]...but was chacked while we saw five guys skate worse!!1998, Louis Epstein, “US National Men's Final RESULTS”, in rec.sport.skating.ice.figure (Usenet)
- I'm hoping ABC doesn't chack her performance...how could they??2002, Jonas, International Skating Union Discussion Boards: Figure Skating: Yukari Nakano, the reigning world jr silver medalist, landed a triple axel
Verb (3)
chack (third-person singular simple present chacks, present participle chacking, simple past and past participle chacked)
- Of birds: to make a sudden harsh call.
- Fieldfares which chacked as they rose from berried hedgerows and isolated thorns were in their winter quarters; they had yet to face a long sea crossing to nest.1967, A year with the curlews: life on the Northern Pennines, page 16
Noun (1)
chack (plural chacks)
- A snack or light hasty meal.
Noun (2)
chack (plural chacks)
- A cheek (part of the face).
- I'll scatt his chacks, the emprent, saucy dog.1865, Robert Hunt, Popular Romances of the West of England, page 281
Forms of chack
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | chacks |
| present participle | chacking |
| past participle | chacked |
| past | chacked |
| Noun | |
| plural | chacks |
Origin of chack
From Michael Chack, an American figure skater whose bronze-medal-winning performance at the 1993 US National Championships was not broadcast on television because the producers did not think he would win a medal.
Imitative.
Questions about chack
- What does chack mean?
- Chack means to toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.
- What part of speech is chack?
- Chack can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce chack?
- Chack is pronounced /t͡ʃæk/.
- What is the past tense of chack?
- The past tense of chack is chacked.
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