The meaning of SHUCK is shell, husk. How to use shuck in a sentence.

SHUCK definition: a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc. See examples of shuck used in a sentence.

Phrasal verb shuck something off (Definition of shuck from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Nov 30, 2025 · shuck (third-person singular simple present shucks, present participle shucking, simple past and past participle shucked) (transitive) To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.). Shall …

1. a. To remove the husk or shell from: shuck corn. b. To open the shell of (a bivalve): shuck oysters. 2. Informal To cast off: shucked their coats and cooled off; a city trying to shuck a sooty image.

To cast off. Shucked their coats and cooled off; a city trying to shuck a sooty image.

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The shuck of something is its outer covering, for example the leaves round an ear of corn, or the shell of a shellfish.

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SHUCK meaning: 1 : the outer covering of a nut or a plant (such as corn); 2 : the shell of an oyster or clam