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Meaning of 'hull' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hull [ v. i.]
- To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails.
2 . Hull [ v. t.]
- The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.
- The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.
- To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn.
- To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.

Meaning of 'hull' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hull [ v]
Meaning (1):
- remove the hulls from
Example in sentence:
  • hull the berries

Nearby Words:

hulan hulch hulchy hulk hulking hulky hullabaloo hulled huller hulling

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