huck
/hʌk/
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Ireland/hʊk/
huck verb: to throw or chuck. Also the alternative form of huq.
Verb (1)
huck (third-person singular simple present hucks, present participle hucking, simple past and past participle hucked)
- To throw or chuck.
- He was so angry that he hucked the book at my face.
- So I came up with this plan for Blooey to hit that weak spot! All you, man,!" I said. I waited for a pause in the statue's movements and hucked Blooey up there! And bull's-eye!2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport
- To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
- To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
- To throw a frisbee a long distance.
- To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
- 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.
- To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
- To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.
- I hucked a sweet 25-foot waterfall on the Tomata River.
Noun (1)
huck (plural hucks)
- A long throw, generally at least half a field in length.
- A drop or jump off a cliff or cornice.
Noun (2)
huck (plural hucks)
- A person's hip.
Verb (2)
huck (third-person singular simple present hucks, present participle hucking, simple past and past participle hucked)
- To haggle in trading.
Proper noun capitalized: Huck
Huck (plural Hucks)
- A surname.
Also used as
huck is also the alternative form of huq.
Synonyms of huck
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Forms of huck
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | hucks |
| present participle | hucking |
| past participle | hucked |
| past | hucked |
| Noun | |
| plural | hucks |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Hucks |
Origin of huck
Unknown. Perhaps a variant of chuck or hoick.
Backformation from huckle, or from Middle English hoke (“hook”); compare hokebone (“hip”).
From Middle English hukken, related to German höken (“to haggle; traffic”).
Words formed from huck
Words that rhyme with huck
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Questions about huck
- What does huck mean?
- Huck means to throw or chuck.
- What part of speech is huck?
- Huck can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce huck?
- Huck is pronounced /hʌk/.
- What is the past tense of huck?
- The past tense of huck is hucked.
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