shuck
🇺🇸
/ʃʌk/
🇬🇧
/ʃʌk/
noun
R
The outer covering of something like a nut or an oyster.
It's difficult to open the oyster without removing its shuck first.
verb
R
To remove the shell or outer covering from something.
She shucked the corn to use the kernels in her recipe.
translation
The outer covering of something like a nut or an oyster.
To remove the shell or outer covering from something.
Word Forms
3rd Present
shucks
Progressive
shucking
Past
shucked
Perfect
shucked
Plural
shucks