chuck
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9.5
- noun
- /tʃʌk/
- Specialized
:
mandril
- The grinder allows simultaneous precision finishing on both sides of the workpiece and does not require special workholding chucks.
- drill chuck
- tighten the chuck
- chuck size
Examples
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Models are available in MT3 and MT4 shanks, with a standard key chuck.
Academic text (2002) -
I always like to have reversible jaw chucks if I can.
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An optional keyless chuck is also available.
Academic text (2002) -
So we have to mount that bit in here in a Chuck and then push this into our piece to drill a hole while it's spinning.
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Wide temperature range chucks allow for flexible process latitudes.
Academic text (1997) -
He gave the crank a little turn and watched the drill's chuck drop toward the table.
Fiction book (1992) -
Finished tubes are held vertically in place by chucks on a rotary platform that resembles a drill press.
Academic text (1995) -
Finished glass tubes are fed into the diamond grinding machine manually and held in place by pneumatic chucks activated by a push button.
Academic text (1995) -
The chucks are available in screw- or power-operated two-jaw and power-operated three-jaw models.
Academic text (1995) -
Make sure to properly secure the workpiece in the chuck before you start the lathe.
Synonyms
A cone-shaped clamp that holds round rods firmly in a lathe
Idioms
Compounds
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9.9
A large bird that is active at night in the southern United States with a loud repeated call
- Specialized
A piece of beef from near the shoulder with short bones and meat for slow cooking
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word chuck for the tool that holds a drill bit comes from the idea of grabbing or holding; a helpful way to remember it is to think of a chuck as a strong 'clamp' that keeps the bit in place.