chuck vs drone

chuck

noun
  • A clucking sound. 

  • Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. 

  • A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder. 

  • A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment. 

  • A gentle touch or tap. 

  • A throw, an incorrect bowling action. 

  • An act or instance of vomiting. 

  • On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect. 

  • A small pebble. 

  • A casual throw. 

verb
  • To discard, to throw away. 

  • To vomit. 

  • To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning. 

  • To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action. 

  • To jilt; to dump. 

  • To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck. 

  • On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect. 

  • To touch or tap gently. 

  • To leave; to depart; to bounce. 

  • To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner. 

  • To call, as a hen her chickens. 

  • To make a clucking sound. 

drone

noun
  • A humming or deep murmuring sound. 

  • One of the fixed-pitch pipes on a bagpipe. 

  • One who performs menial or tedious work. 

  • A person without the ability to think critically and independently, especially one who follows a group blindly; a non-player character. 

  • A remotely controlled aircraft, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). 

  • A Toyota HiAce or a similar van, especially one used by Ugandan state agents to kidnap opposition members. 

  • A male ant, bee or wasp, which does not work but can fertilize the queen. 

  • A genre of music that uses repeated lengthy droning sounds. 

  • A low-pitched hum or buzz. 

verb
  • To speak in a monotone way. 

  • To produce a low-pitched hum or buzz. 

  • To kill with a missile fired by unmanned aircraft. 

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