To make the noise of a hen or partridge, when she calls her chickens.

To call, as a hen her chickens.

To jeer; to laugh.

To strike, or give a gentle blow; as, to chuck one under the chin.

To throw, with quick motion, a short distance; to pitch.

The voice or call of a hen.

A sudden small noise.

A word of endearment, corrupted from chick.