shack
IPA: ʃˈæk
noun
- A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
- Any poorly constructed or poorly furnished building.
- (slang) The room from which a ham radio operator transmits.
- (obsolete) Grain fallen to the ground and left after harvest.
- (obsolete) Nuts which have fallen to the ground.
- (obsolete) Freedom to pasturage in order to feed upon shack.
- (UK, US, dialect, obsolete) A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.
- (fishing) Bait that can be picked up at sea.
- (Nigeria, slang) A drink, especially an alcoholic one.
- A surname.
verb
- To live (in or with); to shack up.
- (obsolete) To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest.
- (obsolete) To feed in stubble, or upon waste.
- (UK, dialect) To wander as a vagabond or tramp.
- (US, intransitive) To hibernate; to go into winter quarters.
- (Nigeria, slang) To drink, especially alcohol.
adjective
- (Singapore, slang) Exhausted, worn out, extremely tired.
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Examples of "shack" in Sentences
- The old abandoned shack in the woods was said to be haunted by spirits
- We found a cozy beach shack where we could relax and enjoy the sunshine
- He lived alone in a small shack on the outskirts of town, surrounded by nature
- The fishermen stored their equipment in a weather-beaten shack by the dock
- The treasure map led us to a hidden shack where we unearthed a chest of gold coins
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