shuck
verb/ʃʌk/
/ʃʌk/
(North American English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they shuck | /ʃʌk/ /ʃʌk/ |
| he / she / it shucks | /ʃʌks/ /ʃʌks/ |
| past simple shucked | /ʃʌkt/ /ʃʌkt/ |
| past participle shucked | /ʃʌkt/ /ʃʌkt/ |
| -ing form shucking | /ˈʃʌkɪŋ/ /ˈʃʌkɪŋ/ |
- shuck something to remove the shell or covering of nuts, shellfish, etc.Word Originlate 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
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