Chuck
Chuck verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.
Usage example: after the power outage we reluctantly chucked everything that had been sitting in the fridge
Employ
Employ verb - To provide with a paying job.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- It would be easier to list the Sitcom tropes Chuck Lorre doesn't employ regularly, since he was involved in many a Trope Codifier in the 90's and 00's.
Source: Signature Style / Live-Action TV
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