Shuck Synonyms

shŭk
To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective, for example.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. ditch
  2. jettison
  3. Also used with off: discard
  4. dispose of
  5. dump
  6. discard
  7. junk
  8. scrap
  9. husk
  10. throw away
  11. peel
  12. throw out
  13. pod
  14. chuck
  15. remove
  16. shed
  17. shell
  18. strip
  19. worthless
Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. husk
  2. pod
  3. chaff
  4. leaf
  5. stalk
  6. straw
  7. stubble

Words Related to Shuck

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. keep
  2. owld
  3. stoor

Shuck Sentence Examples

  • The two women adjourned to the front porch to cut green beans and shuck corn.

  • To spend half an hour in conversation with him is something akin to trying to shuck an oyster.

  • Religion is only a salve we use to shuck off moral responsibility.

  • It is thought that the name Shuck is a derivation of the Old English word Scucca, meaning demon or spirit, and that Barguest comes from the German term Bargiest, which translates as spirit of the graveyard.

  • The Black Dog is often known as Black Shuck, Wisht Hound, Guytrash, Shriker, Barguest, or Grim.

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