Shell (Verb)
Meaning 1
Look for and collect shells by the seashore.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Remove the husks from; "husk corn".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 3
Create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 4
Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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- Overcome
- Chicane
- Shaft
- Outperform
- Worst
- Immobilise
- Immobilize
- Whomp
- Overwhelm
- Cream
- Overpower
- Thrash
- Jockey
- Checkmate
- Spreadeagle
- Master
- Outpoint
- Surpass
- Spread-eagle
- Get Over
- Mop Up
- Chouse
- Pip
- Rack Up
- Get The Jump
- Overmaster
- Outscore
- Outstrip
- Outdo
- Surmount
- Walk Over
- Bat
- Clobber
- Cheat
- Mate
- Rout
- Have The Best
- Eliminate
- Lick
- Get The Best
- Exceed
- Scoop
- Outfight
- Outflank
- Subdue
- Outplay
- Outmatch
- Trump
Meaning 5
Remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 6
Use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 7
Hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Meaning 8
Fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.