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Meaning of 'shack' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shack [ n.]
- The grain left after harvest or gleaning; also, nuts which have fallen to the ground.
- Liberty of winter pasturage.
- A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.
2 . Shack [ v. t.]
- To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest.
- To feed in stubble, or upon waste corn.
- To wander as a vagabond or a tramp.

Meaning of 'shack' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shack [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
Example in sentence:
  • John trailed behind his class mates;
  • The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart
Meaning (2):
- make one's home in a particular place or community
Example in sentence:
  • may parents reside in Florida

Nearby Words:

shab shabbed shabbily shabbiness shabbing shabble shabby shabrack shackatory shackle

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