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SHACK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small crude shelter used as a dwelling

Synonyms:

hovel; hut; hutch; shack; shanty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shack" is a kind of...):

shelter (a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shack"):

igloo; iglu (an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome)

mudhif (a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained)

Derivation:

shack (make one's home in a particular place or community)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly

Example:

The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart

Synonyms:

shack; trail

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "shack" is one way to...):

go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make one's home in a particular place or community

Example:

may parents reside in Florida

Synonyms:

domicile; domiciliate; reside; shack

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "shack" is one way to...):

dwell; inhabit; live; populate (be an inhabitant of or reside in)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shack"):

rusticate (live in the country and lead a rustic life)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

shack (small crude shelter used as a dwelling)

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