hull

IPA: hˈʌɫ

The outer covering of a fruit or seed.
Any covering.
The body or frame of a vessel, such as a ship or plane.
(mathematics, geometry, of a set A) The smallest set that possesses a particular property (such as convexity) and contains every point of A; slightly more formally, the intersection of all sets which possess the specified property and of which A is a subset.
A placename:
A river in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which flows into the Humber.
The common name of Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Hull, Quebec: The central business district and oldest neighborhood of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
Any of various places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Florida.
A city in Madison County, Georgia.
A village in Pike County, Illinois.
A city in Sioux County, Iowa.
A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
An unincorporated community in Emmons County, North Dakota.
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Liberty County, Texas.
An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
(countable) A surname.

(Appalachia) To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed.
(obsolete, intransitive, nautical) To drift; to be carried by the impetus of wind or water on the ship's hull alone, with sails furled.
(transitive) To hit (a ship) in the hull with cannon fire etc.

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