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shuck  (shk)

n.

1.

a. A husk, pod, or shell, as of a pea, hickory nut, or ear of corn.

b. The shell of an oyster or clam.

2. Informal Something worthless. Often used in the plural: an issue that didn't amount to shucks.

tr.v. shucked, shuck·ing, shucks

1. To remove the husk or shell from.

2. Informal To cast off: shucked their coats and cooled off; a city trying to shuck a sooty image.

interj. shucks (shks)

Used to express mild disappointment, disgust, or annoyance.

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[Origin unknown. Interj., alteration of shit.]

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shucker n.

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shuck [ʃʌk]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the outer covering of something, such as the husk of a grain of maize, a pea pod, or an oyster shell

vb (tr)

1. to remove the shucks from

2. Informal chiefly US and Canadian to throw off or remove (clothes, etc.)

[American dialect, of unknown origin]

shucker  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shuck - material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds chaff, husk, stalk, stubble, straw bran - broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting plant material, plant substance - material derived from plants
Verb	1.	shuck - remove from the shell; "shuck oysters" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
	2.	shuck - remove the shucks from; "shuck corn" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

Translations

shuck [ʃʌk]

A. N

1. (= husk) → vaina f, hollejo m

2. (US) [of shellfish] → concha f (de marisco)

3. shucks! → ¡cáscaras!

B. VT

1. [+ peas etc] → desenvainar

2. (US) [+ shellfish] → desbullar

shuck [ˈʃʌk] (US)

n [peas, beans] → cosse f; [corn] → spathe f; [oyster] → coquille f

vt

[+ corn, peas] → écosser; [+ oysters] → écailler

shuck (US)

n → Schale f; (of corn, peas) → Hülse f

vt

(= shell) → schälen; peas → enthülsen

(inf) he shucked his jacket → er warf seine Jacke ab