shuck

/ʃək/

/ʃək/

Other forms: shucks; shucked; shucking

Definitions of shuck

1. noun

   material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
   synonyms: chaff, husk, stalk, straw, stubble

   types:

   bran

   broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting

   type of:

   plant material, plant substance

   material derived from plants
2. verb

   remove from the shell
   “shuck oysters”

   type of:

   remove, take, take away, withdraw

   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
3. verb

   remove the shucks from
   “shuck corn”

   type of:

   remove, take, take away, withdraw

   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract