Meaning

(transitive, informal) To throw or chuck..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive, informal) To throw or chuck.
2. To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
3. To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
4. (transitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee a long distance.
5. (intransitive, Ultimate Frisbee) To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
6. (mountain biking) To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.
7. (mountain biking) To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
8. (transitive, whitewater kayaking) To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.

Example Sentences

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!

Mostly these portable toilets are just thin molded plastic […] But at construction sites, we sheet-metal the sides. Cladding, it's called. Otherwise, people come along and punch holes through them. […] Or kids will come along and huck rocks through the roofs, just to hear the sound it makes.

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.

I hucked a sweet 25-foot waterfall on the Tomata River.

Word Forms

• hucks
• hucking
• hucked

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