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1 shuck off
vt AMto \shuck off a bad habit off eine schlechte Angewohnheit ablegen* * *vt sep (US inf)garment abwerfen, abstreifento shuck off one's clothes — seine Kleidung abstreifen
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2 shuck off
vt(Am)to \shuck off a bad habit off eine schlechte Angewohnheit ablegen -
3 shuck
[ʃʌk]vt AM1. FOODto \shuck beans Bohnen enthülsento \shuck oysters Austern aus der Schale herauslösen2. (remove)to \shuck one's clothes seine Kleider ausziehen [o ablegen]* * *[ʃʌk] (US)1. nSchale f; (of corn, peas) Hülse f2. vt2) (inf)he shucked his jacket — er warf seine Jacke ab
* * *shuck [ʃʌk] besonders USA s1. Hülse f, Schote f (von Bohnen etc)2. grüne Schale (von Nüssen etc)3. Liesch m (Vorblatt am Maiskolben)shucks!a) Quatsch!,b) (enttäuscht) Mist!;she can’t sing for shucks sie kann nicht für fünf Pfennig singen5. Austernschale fB v/t1. schälen2. enthülsena) Kleidung etc abwerfen,b) umg eine Gewohnheit etc ablegen* * *(corn) (US) n.Mais nur sing. m.
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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
