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# shuck

verb (shuck, shucks, shucked, shucking); noun (a shuck, shucks); interjection (shucks — US, informal)

«shuck» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (verb, mainly US) To remove the outer covering of corn, peas, beans or oysters: shuck corn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#m1)
2. (noun) An outer covering, like a husk or pod. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#m2)
3. (verb, informal) To take off clothes or get rid of something: "He shucked off his coat." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#m3)
4. (interjection, US, old-fashioned) "Shucks!" or "Aw, shucks" shows mild disappointment or shyness at praise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#m4)
5. In old Southern dialect, shuck can mean to shake or shrug something quickly, like a lion shaking its mane. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life in North America, people shuck corn (remove the husks) before cooking it, and chefs shuck oysters. "Aw, shucks" is a shy, folksy thing to say when someone praises you, often in old films or cartoons. Phrases: shuck corn, shuck oysters, shuck off, aw shucks.

### Examples

- We shucked the corn before putting it in the pot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#x1)
- The chef shucked a dozen oysters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#x2)
- He shucked off his wet jacket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#x3)
- "Aw, shucks, it was nothing," said the cowboy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#x4)
- Peel the shucks off the corn cobs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#x5)
- Shucks! I missed the bus again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#x6)
- En w'en de Lion shuck his mane, en tuck his seat in de big cheer, den de sesshun begun fer ter commence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/#x7)

### Note

Mostly American English. Past form: shucked. "Shucks" as an interjection is gentle, not rude.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shuck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shuck/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shuck» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shuck.html) on Mova free.