Meaning of shack in English

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Verb
shack
Definitions
1. make one's home or live in
Examples
- « She resides officially in Iceland »
- « I live in a 200-year old house »
- « These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted »
- « The plains are sparsely populated »
Derived terms
2. move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly
Examples
- « John trailed behind behis class mates »
- « The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart »
Derived terms
Noun
shack
Etymology
late 19th century: perhaps from Mexican jacal, Nahuatl xacatli‘wooden hut’. The early sense of the verb was ‘live in a shack’ (originally a US usage)
Definitions
1. small crude shelter used as a dwelling
Derived terms

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