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dumpy, thickset, heavy-set, heavy, ample, overweight: She was a
bit chubby when a teenager but became a professional model when
she was 21.
chuckle v. 1 laugh, chortle, crow, snigger, giggle, titter: Robin
always chuckled when the subject of embezzlement came up.
--n. 2 chuckling, laugh, chortle, crowing, giggle; laughter,
snigger, sniggering: It was hard to resist a chuckle when we
saw the looks on their faces.
chum n. 1 friend, comrade, companion; confidant(e), familiar;
fellow, colleague, Colloq pal, sidekick, Chiefly Brit and
Australian and New Zealand mate, Chiefly US and Canadian buddy:
I invited a chum of mine for the weekend.
--v. 2 Often, chum around. associate, Colloq pal (around):
Yes, we used to chum around together in the army. 3 chum up
with. ally (oneself) with, be friendly with, go with, associate
with, Colloq pal (up or about or around) with, US team up with:
Lionel chummed up with Ashley to go swimming.
chummy adj. friendly, sociable, intimate, close, thick, Colloq pally,
US palsy-walsy, buddy-buddy: You were very chummy with Peter
once, weren't you?
chute n. 1 waterfall, rapid: The canoe skimmed down the chute with
lightning speed. 2 slide, shaft, channel, ramp, runway, trough,
incline: The parcels come down this chute and you have to sort
them by postcode.
3.4 circle...
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circle n. 1 disc or chiefly US disk, ring, hoop, loop, band, wheel,
annulus, ringlet; cordon: Using a compass, he carefully drew a
circle. We formed a circle around the speaker. 2 set, coterie,
clique, class, division, group, crowd; society, fellowship,
fraternity, company: John and I don't move in the same circles.
--v. 3 encircle, circumambulate, go round or around, tour;
circumnavigate: For exercise, I circle the lake in the park