Meaning
To shove, jostle, or bump against someone or something with a push. In a crowd people 'chuck' one another as they press and squeeze past, and you can 'chuck' a thing to knock, nudge, or shift it. The word names the physical push and jostle of bodies and objects, from an accidental knock in a packed bus or dance to a deliberate shove, and it is among the plain everyday verbs of movement and contact in the language.
Examples
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Di crowd a chuck mi from all side.
The crowd is shoving me from all sides.
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Him chuck mi an nearly mek mi drop.
He shoved me and nearly made me fall.
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Nuh chuck up di people inna di line.
Don't jostle the people in the line.
Origin
From English 'chuck' (to throw/push), narrowed in Patois to the sense of shoving or jostling.
How it’s used
Chiefly to shove/jostle, especially in a crowd; 'chuck up' can also mean crowded together.