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Shuck has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

2

The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).

Verb
1

remove from the shell

"shuck oysters"

2

remove the shucks from

"shuck corn"

3

To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

See Also
hoax unshucked cornshucking shell shucking shucker shuckery shucked
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
plant material remove
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bran
Rhyming Words
uck buck yuck suck cuck huck luck guck duck tuck ruck nuck puck muck amuck pluck cruck truck pruck chuck
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