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chuck

chuck

7 7.0
A cut of beef from the front shoulder often used for stews
  • noun
  • /tʃʌk/
  • US
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  • 100% chuck (one with nice marbling) for most recipes, although for burgers I use half chuck and half sirloin.
  • ground chuck
  • beef chuck
  • a chuck roast

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Examples

  • 170 pounds of ground chuck.

  • We have loin Chuck, short rib, skirt, steak tongue and pork belly.

  • 45 cents for the ground chuck.

  • The price of ground chuck shocks me.

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  • But Ginny was humming a little tune as she sliced beef chuck into cubes.

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  • We're having mashed potatoes, the way you like them, lumpy, and a nice piece of chuck steak, the way you like it, with onions and ketchup.

  • The scraps and onion ware were fried in olive oil and added (cold) to ground chuck, egg, soaked Kaiser roll, salt, pepper, and maybe dill.

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  • The recipe calls for a tender chuck roast, which is perfect for slow cooking.

  • For dinner, we will prepare beef chuck with vegetables and gravy.

  • She bought a 3-pound piece of chuck for the stew, knowing it would add rich flavor.

Synonyms

steak
vschuck
474 1.0

A thick slice of meat, usually beef, that people cook to eat

is a shoulder or forequarter cut, not defined by thickness or grilling use
beef
vschuck
357 1.0

Meat from a cow or bull used for food

is a specific shoulder or forequarter portion of that meat, not the whole flesh
cut
vschuck
46 2.1

A piece of meat sliced from an animal for cooking

is the specific beef shoulder or forequarter slice rather than any sliced piece
shoulder
vschuck
44 5.3

A cut of meat from the upper front leg of an animal like a pig

is a beef cut from the front upper area, not a general region
cut of meat
vschuck
6 2.7

A piece of meat taken from a certain part of an animal

is the beef shoulder or forequarter example among these general named pieces
blade
vschuck
  • UK
3 6.5

A cut of beef from near the cow's shoulder used for slow cooking

is a broader shoulder or forequarter cut rather than that specific area
cut of beef
vschuck
1 2.8

A piece of beef from one part of a cow used for cooking

is the specific front shoulder or forequarter portion of that category
beef roast
vschuck
1 1.3

A large piece of beef cooked in an oven and served as a main dish

is a named shoulder or forequarter cut, not defined by cooking method
blade roast
vschuck
  • US
5.1

A cut of meat from the shoulder used for roasting

is the named shoulder or forequarter cut without implying roasting use

Idioms

To stop trying because it seems pointless

Compounds

1 7.9

A wagon with a stove and food that serves meals for cowboys on cattle drives

A large bird that is active at night in the southern United States with a loud repeated call

chuck short ribs
  • Specialized
5.0

A piece of beef from near the shoulder with short bones and meat for slow cooking

6.1

Filled so nothing else can fit

collet chuck
  • Specialized
9.7

A cone-shaped clamp that holds round rods firmly in a lathe

How Tender

tenderloin
  • Specialized
17 3.7
rib
121 1.4
sirloin
11 2.9
chuck
  • US
7 7.0
brisket
26 4.1
round
  • US
26 6.1
shank
9 5.8

Surface Forms

chuck singular
chucks plural

Etymology

The word chuck for the beef cut names the shoulder area of the animal, so that's why chuck is used for ground meat and roasts that are good in stews and burgers.