Definition of shuck Shuck

/ʃʌˈk/ - [shuk] - shuck

We found 14 definitions of shuck from 5 different sources.

What does shuck mean?

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Verb shucks, shucking, shucked
shuck - remove the shucks from; "shuck corn"
		take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
shuck - remove from the shell; "shuck oysters"
		take away, remove, withdraw, take take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"

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Wiktionary

shuck (Noun)
The shell or husk, especially of grains e. g. corn/ maize or nuts e. g. walnuts.
shuck (Noun)
A fraud; a scam.
shuck (Noun)
A phony.
shuck (Verb)
To remove the shuck from walnuts, oysters, etc..
shuck (Verb)
To remove any outer covering.
shuck (Verb)
To fool; to hoax.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

shuck (n.)
A shock of grain.
shuck (n.)
A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and chestnut.
shuck (n.)
The shell of an oyster or clam.
shuck (v. t.)
To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

shuck
shuk, n. a husk, shell, or pod.—v.t. to remove such, to strip off.—ns. Shuck′er, one who shucks; Shuck′ing, the act of taking off the shuck: a shucking-bee.—interj. Shucks (slang), expressive of contempt or disappointment

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shuck, verb, present, 1st person singular of shuck (infinitive).
shuck, verb (infinitive).
shuck, noun, singular of shucks.

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