shuck /ʃʌk/verb 9noun 4forms 3phrases 2 verb9 •To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).Shall we shuck walnuts? •To remove (any outer covering).I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool. •(slang) To remove (an external hard drive or solid-state drive) from its casing so that it can be used inside another device. •(slang) To fool; to hoax. •(dialect) To shake; shiver. •(dialect) To slither or slip, move about, wriggle. •(dialect) To avoid; baffle, outwit, shirk. •(dialect) To do hurriedly or in a restless way. •(dialect) To walk at a slow trot. noun4 •The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).There was no linen, no pillow, and when she touched the mattress it gave forth the faint dry whisper of shucks. — 1931 •(slang) A fraud; a scam. •(slang) A phony. •A supernatural and generally malevolent black dog in English folklore. formsshucked · shucking · shucks Phrases with shuck shuck downTo pull down forcefully. shuck offTo remove one's clothes.
