CHUKKA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chukka mean? 

• CHUKKA (noun)
  The noun CHUKKA has 2 senses:

1. (polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided

2. a shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two or three pairs of eyelets; often made of suede

  Familiarity information: CHUKKA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHUKKA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(polo) one of six divisions into which a polo match is divided

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Synonyms:

chukka; chukker

Hypernyms ("chukka" is a kind of...):

division; part; section (one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole)

Domain category:

polo (a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball)

Holonyms ("chukka" is a part of...):

period of play; play; playing period ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A shoe that comes up to the ankle and is laced through two or three pairs of eyelets; often made of suede

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chukka; chukka boot

Hypernyms ("chukka" is a kind of...):

shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)