3 N‑COUNT Chronicle is sometimes used as part of the name of a newspaper. □ …the San Francisco Chronicle.
chrono|logi|cal /krɒ nəlɒ dʒ I k ə l/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happened. □ I have arranged these stories in chronological order. ● chrono|logi|cal|ly ADV [ADV after v, ADV -ed/adj] □ The exhibition is organised chronologically.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] If you refer to someone's chronological age, you are referring to the number of years they have lived, in contrast to their mental age or the stage they have reached in their physical or emotional development. [FORMAL ]
chro|nol|ogy /krənɒ lədʒi/ (chronologies )
1 N‑UNCOUNT The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened. □ [+ of ] She gave him a factual account of the chronology of her brief liaison.
2 N‑COUNT A chronology is an account or record of the times and the order in which a series of past events took place. □ [+ of ] The second part of Duffy's book is a detailed chronology of the Reformation.
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 )
1 N‑COUNT Chunks of something are thick solid pieces of it. □ [+ of ] …a chunk of meat. □ Cut the melon into chunks.