chuck up
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
To vomit; throw up.
Register: slang
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
To chuck up the sponge; to give up; to admit defeat; to break a contract; to abandon or quit (something).
Register: dated
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
To be released from prison.
Register: archaic, slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 4
to surrender, give in—from the custom of throwing up the sponge at a prize-fight in token of yielding. This is very often corrupted into "jack up."
Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “chuck up” mean?
To vomit; throw up.
Is “chuck up” formal or informal?
chuck up is generally slang.