# huck

> English word · Verb · IPA /hʌk/ · frequency rank #38,431

## Definitions
1. To throw or chuck.
2. To throw oneself off a large jump or drop.
3. To throw one's body in the air, possibly in a way that is ungraceful or lacks skill.
4. To throw a frisbee a long distance.
5. To make a long throw with the frisbee; to start a point by making such a throw.
6. To attempt a particularly big jump or drop, often haphazardly.
7. To make a maneuver in a clumsy or poorly planned way.
8. To paddle off a waterfall or to boof a big drop.

## Etymology
Unknown. Perhaps a variant of chuck or hoick.

## Easily confused with
- **huh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-huh)
- **hug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hug)
- **hut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hut)
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hum)
- **hue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hue)
- **hun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hun)
- **HUD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hud)
- **hui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hui)
- **Hur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hur)
- **Hus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hus)
- **Huw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-huw)
- **huge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-huge)
- **hurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hurt)
- **hunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hunt)
- **hung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hung)
- **hull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hull)
- **Hugh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hugh)
- **Hugo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hugo)
- **hulk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hulk)
- **hugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/huck-vs-hugs)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hcuk`, `hhuck`, `hucck`, `huckk`, `hukc`, `uhck`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/huck