chuck off
chuck off · chucks off · chucked off · chucking off
To evict someone, e.gTo evict someone, e.g. from a form of transport, perhaps for unruly behaviour, or because the final destination has been reached.
» You noisy children will be chucked off by the driver.
Meaning
2 senses(informal)To evict someone, e.g. from a form of transport, perhaps for unruly behaviour, or because the final destination has been reached.
(Australia, New Zealand, slang)To insult or verbally abuse (someone); to tease, sneer at or demean (someone).
Examples
1 sentencesYou noisy children will be chucked off by the driver.
Forms
chucks off, chucking off, chucked off, chucked off| Base form | chuck off · to chuck off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | chucks off |
| Present participle | chucking off |
| Past simple | chucked off |
| Past participle | chucked off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- chuck outвикинути, викидатиTo discard, to dispose of (something).
- chuck upTo vomit; throw up.
- chuck offTo evict someone, e.g. from a form of transport, perhaps for unruly behaviour, or because the final destination has been reached.
- chuck inTo give up, to quit.
- chuck downTo eat (something).
- chuck overTo abandon (someone); to leave (someone) behind; to break up with (someone).
- chuck awayTo discard, or throw away.
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb