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Meaning of shack in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ʃæk/

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  1. 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 »
  2. 2. move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly

    Examples

    • « John trailed behind behis class mates »
    • « The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart »
  3. 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

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