chuck up
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
New Zealand usage; British usage; Intransitive verb; Slang; Transitive verb
verb
To chuck up the sponge; to give up; to admit defeat; to break a contract; to abandon or quit (something).
Dated; Intransitive verb; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "She got ridiculously drunk last night and chucked up in the back of the minicab on the way home."
- "Take it easy on the roller coasters or you're going to chuck up your lunch."
- "But when you've tried it once or twice, And do not find it over nice, If it's dear at any price, Chuck it up. If it's not a paying game, Not worth the candle — all the same, Chuck it up."
- "What worried me was the sense of being up against something inhumanly formidable and wise and strong. I believed I was willing to own defeat and chuck up the game."
- "With a renewed sense of purpose, Logan was ready to chuck up the day as a waste until he stepped into the parlour of their home and almost bumped into a slinky, dark-skinned girl in a cotton docket and lappa, with a mid-leg slit on one side."
- "I've never brought off a really big coup yet; when I do I shall chuck it up."