huck

Meanings

Verb

• To throw or chuck.
• To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
• To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
• To throw a frisbee a long distance.
• To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
• To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.
• To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
• To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.
• To haggle in trading.

Noun

• A long throw, generally at least half a field in length.
• A drop or jump off a cliff or cornice.
• A person's hip.

Origin

• Unknown. Perhaps a variant of chuck or hoick.
• Backformation from huckle, or from Middle English hoke ("hook"); compare hokebone.
• From Middle English hukken, related to German höken.