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shuck: transitive verb
shuck off: transitive verb

shuck [ʃʌk] VB trans Am

1. shuck FOOD:

to shuck sth corn

to shuck beans

Bohnen enthülsen

to shuck oysters

Austern aus der Schale herauslösen

2. shuck (remove):

to shuck one's clothes

seine Kleider ausziehen [o. ablegen]

shuck off VB trans Am

to shuck off ⇆ sth

sich acc von etw dat befreien

to shuck off ⇆ sth

etw abschütteln

to shuck a bad habit off

eine schlechte Angewohnheit ablegen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to shuck one's clothes

seine Kleider ausziehen [o. ablegen]

to shuck beans

Bohnen enthülsen

to shuck oysters

Austern aus der Schale herauslösen

to shuck a bad habit off

eine schlechte Angewohnheit ablegen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This involves a large numbers of workers and associated social events (husking or shucking bees). en.wikipedia.org

Every morning the workers shuck bushels of corn, hand wash selected greens and snap the fresh green beans by hand. en.wikipedia.org

They loaned livestock and grazing land to one another and worked together to spin yarn, sew quilts, and shuck corn. en.wikipedia.org

Shuck had stated in later interviews that he always thought they went together beautifully and didn't understand why there were so many lines dividing styles of music. en.wikipedia.org

It is usually acquired when the contents of the oyster come in contact with a cut skin lesion, as when shucking an oyster. en.wikipedia.org

During the harvesting seasons, people with permits now have to shuck their oysters on the beach to keep from depleting the oyster beds that the spat grow on. en.wikipedia.org

An unusual use for horses was found in shucking wheat or barley. en.wikipedia.org

It features oyster shucking in front of the customer, and patrons may make their own oyster sauces from condiments on the tables. en.wikipedia.org

They are also adamant on using freshly shucked clams as opposed to canned clams; if fresh clams are not available then they will not serve the white clam pie. en.wikipedia.org

Frolics were community events often associated with events such as corn shucking, house raising, etc., with a feast and dancing at the end of the labors. en.wikipedia.org

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