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• shuck off — ˌshuck ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they shuck off he/she/it shucks off present participle shucking off past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• shuck off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shuck off : present tense I/you/we/they shuck off he/she/it shucks off present participle shucking off past tense shucked off past participle shucked off American informal to take a piece of clothing off …   English dictionary

• shuck´er — shuck «shuhk», noun, verb. –n. 1. a husk, pod, or shell, especially the outer covering or strippings, as of corn (maize), chestnuts, or hickory nuts. 2. the shell of an oyster or clam. 3. U.S. Slang. fake; bluff: »Everybody with a brain in his… …   Useful english dictionary

• Shuck — Shuck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shucked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shucking}.] 1. To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts, Indian corn, oysters, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove or take off (shucks); hence, to discard; to lay aside; usually… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shuck — [ʃʌk] v [T] AmE to remove the outer cover of a vegetable such as corn, or the shell of ↑oyster s shuck off [shuck sth<=>off] phr v to take off a piece of clothing ▪ She shucked off her jacket and ran upstairs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shuck — [ ʃʌk ] verb transitive AMERICAN to remove the shell or outer part of something such as a nut or vegetable ,shuck off phrasal verb transitive AMERICAN INFORMAL 1. ) to take a piece of clothing off 2. ) to get rid of something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shuck — shuck1 shucker, n. /shuk/, n. 1. a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc. 2. Usually, shucks. Informal. something useless or worthless: They don t care shucks about the project. 3. the shell of an oyster or clam …   Universalium

• shuck — [[t]ʃʌk[/t]] n. 1) a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, etc 2) Usu., shucks. something useless or worthless 3) the shell of an oyster or clam 4) to remove the shucks from: to shuck corn[/ex] 5) to remove or discard: to… …   From formal English to slang

• shuck — UK [ʃʌk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms shuck : present tense I/you/we/they shuck he/she/it shucks present participle shucking past tense shucked past participle shucked American to remove the shell or outer part of something such as a nut or… …   English dictionary

• shuck — verb (T) AmE to remove the outer cover of a vegetable such as corn or peas, or the shell of oysters or clams shuck off phrasal verb (T) AmE informal to take off a piece of clothing: She shucked off her jacket and ran upstairs …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• shuck — {{11}}shuck (n.) husk, pod, shell, 1670s, Amer.Eng., of unknown origin. Later used in reference to the shells of oysters and clams (1872). {{12}}shuck (v.) 1819, to remove the shucks from, Many extended senses are from the notion of stripping an… …   Etymology dictionary