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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hull•ing (hul′ing),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsmaterial for the framework and shell of the hull of a ship.
- late Middle English (gerund, gerundive). See hull2, -ing1 1400–50
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hull1 /hʌl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Botanythe outer covering of a seed or fruit.
v. [~ + object] - to remove the hull of;
skin, peel, shell, or shuck. hull2 /hʌl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Nautical, Naval Termsthe hollow lowermost portion of a ship.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hull1 (hul),USA pronunciation n. - Botanythe husk, shell, or outer covering of a seed or fruit.
- Botanythe calyx of certain fruits, as the strawberry.
- any covering or envelope.
v.t. - to remove the hull of.
- Dialect Terms[Midland U.S.]to shell (peas or beans).
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English hulu husk, pod; akin to Old English helan to cover, hide, Latin cēlāre to hide, conceal, Greek kalýptein to cover up (see apocalypse). See hall, hell, hole
hull′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged skin, pod, peel, rind, shuck.
hull2 (hul),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsthe hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
- Aeronautics
- the boatlike fuselage of a flying boat on which the plane lands or takes off.
- the cigar-shaped arrangement of girders enclosing the gasbag of a rigid dirigible.
- Nautical, Idioms, Naval Terms hull down, (of a ship) sufficiently far away, or below the horizon, that the hull is invisible.
- Nautical, Naval Terms, Idioms hull up, (of a ship) sufficiently near, or above the horizon, that the hull is visible.
v.t. - Nautical, Naval Termsto pierce (the hull of a ship), esp. below the water line.
v.i. - Nautical, Naval Termsto drift without power or sails.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; special use of hull1
hull′-less, adj. Hull (hul),USA pronunciation n. Cor•dell (kôr′del, kôr del′),USA pronunciation 1871–1955, U.S. statesman: Secretary of State 1933–44; Nobel peace prize 1945.- Biographical Robert Marvin (Bobby), born 1939, Canadian ice-hockey player.
- Biographical William, 1753–1825, U.S. general.
- Place NamesOfficial name, Kingston-upon-Hull. a seaport in Humberside, in E England, on the Humber River. 279,700.
- Place Namesa city in SE Canada, on the Ottawa River opposite Ottawa. 61,039.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hull /hʌl/ n - the main body of a vessel, tank, flying boat, etc
- the shell or pod of peas or beans; the outer covering of any fruit or seed; husk
- the persistent calyx at the base of a strawberry, raspberry, or similar fruit
- the outer casing of a missile, rocket, etc
vb - to remove the hulls from (fruit or seeds)
- (transitive) to pierce the hull of (a vessel, tank, etc)
Etymology: Old English hulu; related to Old High German helawa, Old English helan to hide |