Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Anagrams | English word SHUCK

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Definitions of SHUCK

1. The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
2. (slang, African American Vernacular English) A fraud; a scam.
3. (slang) A phony.
4. (transitive) To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
5. (transitive) To remove (any outer covering).
6. (transitive, intransitive, slang) To fool; to hoax.
7. (dialectal) To shake; shiver.
8. (dialectal) To slither or slip, move about, wriggle.
9. (dialectal) To do hurriedly or in a restless way.
10. (dialectal) To avoid; baffle, outwit, shirk.
11. (dialectal, of a horse) To walk at a slow trot.
12. (European folklore) A supernatural and generally malevolent black dog in English folklore.
13. A surname.

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Examples of Using SHUCK in a Sentence

• In 1997, Jonathan Davis, who performed with Shuck in Sexart, signed Orgy as the first act on Korn's label, Elementree Records, which at the time had distribution with Reprise Records.
• Davis, who worked by day in a mortuary, got free haircuts at a college where guitarist Ryan Shuck was a student.
• In English folklore, Black Shuck, Old Shuck, Old Shock or simply Shuck is the name given to a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the coastline and countryside of East Anglia, one of many such black dogs recorded in folklore across the British Isles.
• The band took inspiration for some of their work from the local north Suffolk area surrounding their home town, Lowestoft, including "Black Shuck", based on the legend of a dog which supposedly haunts the church of the nearby village of Blythburgh.
• According to the 1994 book by Clarence Major, Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American Slang, "shuck and jive" dates back to the 1870s and was an "originally southern 'Negro' expression for clowning, lying, pretense".
• Adema debut their first EP with Shuck titled "The Cerberus" while embarking on 2023's Nu-Metal Madness Tour 2 with returning bands Hed PE, Crazytown, and newcomer Tantric.
• Other songs that featured in the film but weren't included on the soundtrack album include "Black Shuck" by The Darkness, "The Wait" by Metallica, "Moonage Daydream" by David Bowie and "Mouthful of Love" by Young Heart Attack.
• Besides playing in his actual bands, Shuck also contributed guitar parts to the all-star project The Wondergirls which featured Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, Ian Astbury of The Cult, Shannon Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars, Doug Ardito of Puddle of Mudd, Ken Andrews of Failure, Martyn LeNoble of Porno for Pyros, and Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens of the Stone Age.
• Ling (secretary of the All-China Women's Missionary Union) to the United States for a tour, sponsored two missionaries and a day school in China, as well as built a Henrietta Shuck Memorial Chapel in Shiu Hing Field.
• In its initial, short lived incarnation, the band featured Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, Ian Astbury of The Cult, Shannon Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars, Jay Gordon and Ryan Shuck of Orgy and Julien-k, Doug Ardito of Puddle of Mudd, Ken Andrews of Failure, Martyn LeNoble of Porno for Pyros, and Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens of the Stone Age.
• Mission work among the Cantonese was temporarily halted in 1845 when Shuck returned to the United States although Chaozhou language work continued among transient emigrant coolies with the Deans who were later joined by John W.
• Over the next several days, an ad blitz including spots from Shuck and Silvera blanketed radio stations across the state.
• He has made clothing for Tim Skold (Marilyn Manson/KMFDM), Frank Zummo (SUM 41/Krewella), Josh Dunn from 21 Pilots, Adrian Young from No Doubt/Dream Car, Adam Ross (Demi Lovato), Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh from Julien-K and Dead By Sunrise, Bryce Soderberg from Lifehouse and Komox, Robbie Angelucci (Dee Snider/Twisted Sister), Jahan and Yasmine Yousaf from Krewella, magician Joseph Réohm, Kevin "Thrasher", Robert Ortiz and Craig Mabbitt from Escape The Fate, Tara Conner (Miss USA, 2006) and many more.
• Hewitt formed Orgy, with Jay Gordon, Ryan Shuck, Amir Derakh and Paige Haley, in 1997 They achieved mainstream success with the albums Candyass (1998) and Vapor Transmission (2000) before Hewitt departed to tour with Snake River Conspiracy, though he participated in the recording of Orgy's third album Punk Statik Paranoia (2004).
• On November 9, 2013, Shuck married Christine Anne Cimino at the University of Notre Dame, making him the second professional baseball player to marry into the Cimino family: Christine's sister, Mary Catherine Cimino, is married to pitcher Mark Melancon.
• Modern Apizza also uses fresh littleneck clams for their white clam pies; the only difference between Modern and Pepe's is that Modern uses pre-shucked clams while Pepe's shuck their clams on location.
• Proper use of chlorothalonil requires application starting from shuck split and reapplication every two weeks.
• Shuck off waivers, and the Indians sent Chris Gimenez to the minors and invited Tyler Cloyd to spring training.

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