Tom shucked his jacket off and sat on the arm of the easy chair.
•He shucked off his jacket.
2. to get rid of someone or something. •She shucked all her bad habits off.
•Tom shucked off one girlfriend after another.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
shake something off — RECOVER FROM, get over; get rid of, free oneself from; Brit. informal get shot of; N. Amer. informal shuck off. → shake * * * successfully deal with or recover from an illness or injury she has shaken off a virus … Useful english dictionary
shuck — [[t]ʃʌ̱k[/t]] shucks, shucking, shucked 1) N COUNT The shuck of something is its outer covering, for example the leaves round an ear of corn, or the shell of a shellfish. [AM] ...corn shucks. 2) VERB If you shuck something such as corn or… … English dictionary
shuck off — ˌshuck ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they shuck off he/she/it shucks off present participle shucking off past tense … Useful english dictionary
shuck — [ ʃʌk ] verb transitive AMERICAN to remove the shell or outer part of something such as a nut or vegetable ,shuck off phrasal verb transitive AMERICAN INFORMAL 1. ) to take a piece of clothing off 2. ) to get rid of something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shuck — shuck1 shucker, n. /shuk/, n. 1. a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc. 2. Usually, shucks. Informal. something useless or worthless: They don t care shucks about the project. 3. the shell of an oyster or clam … Universalium
shuck — [[t]ʃʌk[/t]] n. 1) a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, etc 2) Usu., shucks. something useless or worthless 3) the shell of an oyster or clam 4) to remove the shucks from: to shuck corn[/ex] 5) to remove or discard: to… … From formal English to slang
shuck — UK [ʃʌk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms shuck : present tense I/you/we/they shuck he/she/it shucks present participle shucking past tense shucked past participle shucked American to remove the shell or outer part of something such as a nut or… … English dictionary
shuck — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1674 1. shell, husk: as a. the outer covering of a nut or of Indian corn b. the shell of an oyster or clam 2. something of little value usually used in plural < not worth shucks > II … New Collegiate Dictionary
Oisin Fagan — Statistics Real name Oisin Sean Fagan Nickname(s) Gael Force Rated at Light Welterweight Nationality Irish Born … Wikipedia
List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found … Wikipedia
take away — verb 1. remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state (Freq. 5) Their dreams carried the Romantics away into distant lands The car carried us off to the meeting I ll take you away… … Useful english dictionary
