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chro|nom|eter /krɒnɒ m I tə ^r / (chronometers ) N‑COUNT A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea.

chrysa|lis /kr I səl I s/ (chrysalises )

1 N‑COUNT A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.

2 N‑COUNT A chrysalis is the hard, protective covering that a chrysalis has. □  …a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis.

chry|san|themum /kr I zæ nθəməm/ (chrysanthemums ) N‑COUNT A chrysanthemum is a large garden flower with many long, thin petals.

chub|by /tʃʌ bi/ (chubbier , chubbiest ) ADJ A chubby person is rather fat. □  Do you think I'm too chubby? □  …his chubby hands.

chuck /tʃʌ k/ (chucks , chucking , chucked )

1 VERB When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n prep/adv] I took a great dislike to the clock, so I chucked it in the dustbin. [Also V n, V n n]

2 VERB If you chuck your job or some other activity, you stop doing it. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] Last summer, he chucked his 10-year career as a London stockbroker and headed for the mountains. ● PHRASAL VERB In British English chuck in and chuck up mean the same as chuck . □ [V P n] Almost half the British public think about chucking in their jobs and doing their own thing at least once a month.

3 VERB If your girlfriend or boyfriend chucks you, they end the relationship. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n] There wasn't a great fuss when I chucked her.

4 N‑COUNT A chuck is a device for holding a tool in a machine such as a drill.

▸  chuck away PHRASAL VERB If you chuck something away , you throw it away or waste it. [INFORMAL ] □ [V n P ] You cannot chuck money away on little luxuries like that.

▸  chuck in → see chuck 2

▸  chuck out

1 PHRASAL VERB If you chuck something out , you throw it away, because you do not need it or cannot use it. [INFORMAL ] □ [V P n] Many companies have struggled valiantly to use less energy and chuck out less rubbish. [Also V n P ]

2 PHRASAL VERB If a person is chucked out of a job, a place, or their home, they are forced by other people to leave. [INFORMAL ] □ [be V -ed P ] Any head teacher who made errors like this would be chucked out. □ [be V -ed P + of ] I was chucked out of my London flat. □ [V n P ] Her parents are going to chuck her out on the street.

▸  chuck up → see chuck 2

chuck|le /tʃʌ k ^ə l/ (chuckles , chuckling , chuckled ) VERB When you chuckle , you laugh quietly. □ [V ] The banker chuckled and said, 'Of course not.'. □ [V + at/over ] He chuckled at her forthrightness. [Also V with quote] ● N‑COUNT Chuckle is also a noun. □  He gave a little chuckle.

chuffed /tʃʌ ft/ ADJ [v-link ADJ , ADJ to-inf, ADJ that] If you are chuffed about something, you are very pleased about it. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [+ about ] She had just moved into a new house and was pretty chuffed about that. [Also + with ]

chug /tʃʌ g/ (chugs , chugging , chugged ) VERB When a vehicle chugs somewhere, it goes there slowly, noisily and with difficulty. □ [V prep/adv] The train chugs down the track.

chum /tʃʌ m/ (chums ) N‑COUNT [usu with poss] Your chum is your friend. [INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ] □  …his old chum Anthony.

chum|my /tʃʌ mi/ (chummier , chummiest ) ADJ If people or social events are chummy , they are pleasant and friendly. [INFORMAL , OLD-FASHIONED ]

chump /tʃʌ mp/ (chumps ) N‑COUNT If you call someone who you like a chump , you are telling them that they have done something rather stupid or foolish, or that they are always doing stupid things. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  The guy's a chump. I could do a better job myself.

chunk /tʃʌ ŋk/ (chunks )