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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shuck1 /ʃʌk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a husk or pod, such as the outer covering of corn.
v. - to remove the outer covering of:[~ + object]to shuck corn.
- to remove or discard: [~ + object (+ off)]to shuck one's clothes (off).[~ (+ off ) + object]to shuck (off) one's clothes.
interj. - shucks, (used to express mild disgust or regret):Oh, shucks, I forgot to mail that letter again.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shuck1 (shuk),USA pronunciation n. - a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- Informal TermsUsually, shucks. something useless or worthless:They don't care shucks about the project.
- the shell of an oyster or clam.
v.t. - to remove the shucks from:to shuck corn.
- to remove or discard as or like shucks;
peel off:to shuck one's clothes. - Slang Termsto get rid of (often fol. by off):a bad habit I couldn't shuck off for years.
interj. - Informal Terms shucks, (used as a mild exclamation of disgust or regret.)
- origin, originally uncertain 1665–75
- Slang Termsto deceive or lie to.
- 1955–60; origin, originally uncertain; perh. from exclamation shucks! (see shuck1) taken as a feigned sign of rural ignorance or a sham apology
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shuck /ʃʌk/ n - the outer covering of something, such as the husk of a grain of maize, a pea pod, or an oyster shell
vb (transitive)- to remove the shucks from
Etymology: 17th Century: American dialect, of unknown originˈshucker n |