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chuck away

chuck away verb: to discard, or throw away.

Verb

chuck away (third-person singular simple present chucks away, present participle chucking away, simple past and past participle chucked away)

  1. (informal, transitive) To discard, or throw away.
    • This shirt has just about had it. I think I'll chuck it away.

Forms of chuck away

third-person singular presentchucks away
present participlechucking away
past participlechucked away
pastchucked away
alternative formchuck out

Questions about chuck away

What does chuck away mean?
Chuck away means to discard, or throw away.
What part of speech is chuck away?
Chuck away is a verb.
What is the past tense of chuck away?
The past tense of chuck away is chucked away.

Words near chuck away in the dictionary

  1. chuck a sickie
  2. chuck a spaz
  3. chuck a uey
  4. chuck a wobbly
  5. chuck and toss
  6. chuck away
  7. Chuck Cunningham syndrome
  8. chuck down
  9. Chuck E. Cheese
  10. chuck full
  11. chuck in

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