chack
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /t͡ʃæk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]chack (third-person singular simple present chacks, present participle chacking, simple past and past participle chacked)
- To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.
Etymology 2
[edit]From Michael Chack, an American figure skater whose bronze-medal-winning performance at the 1993 US National Championships was not broadcast on televsion because the producers did not think he would win a medal.
Verb
[edit]chack (third-person singular simple present chacks, present participle chacking, simple past and past participle chacked)
- (ice-skating, transitive) To not broadcast a medal-winning or otherwise memorable or crucial figure skating performance. This only occurs in a live broadcast because the network has to decide which programs to show and which to cut in the interest of time. If a skater is low in the rankings and several big names are set to skate later, that performance may be cut.
- 2002, Jonas, International Skating Union Discussion Boards: Figure Skating: Yukari Nakano, the reigning world jr silver medalist, landed a triple axel[2]:
- I'm hoping ABC doesn't chack her performance...how could they??
References
[edit]Michael Chack on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- rec.sport.skating.ice.figure FAQ
- Background information on Michael Chack
- Michael Chack on FSM
Etymology 3
[edit]Imitative.
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Verb
[edit]chack (third-person singular simple present chacks, present participle chacking, simple past and past participle chacked)
- (intransitive) Of birds: to make a sudden harsh call.
- 1967, A year with the curlews: life on the Northern Pennines, page 16:
- Fieldfares which chacked as they rose from berried hedgerows and isolated thorns were in their winter quarters; they had yet to face a long sea crossing to nest.
Etymology 4
[edit]Noun
[edit]chack (plural chacks)
- A snack or light hasty meal.