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Meaning of shack in English
Pronunciation
/ʃæk/
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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 »
2.
move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly
Examples
« John trailed behind behis class mates »
« The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart »
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