hull
To remove the outer covering of a fruit or seedTo remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed.
» There's no sign of damage to the hull.
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3 sensesTo remove the outer covering of a fruit or seed.
She sat on the back porch hulling peanuts.
чи́ститьčístitʹ, почи́ститьpočístitʹ, одира́тьodirátʹ
remove the hulls from
(transitive)To hit (a ship) in the hull with cannon fire etc.
(intransitive, obsolete)To drift; to be carried by the impetus of wind or water on the ship's hull alone, with sails furled.
Examples
18 sentencesThere's no sign of damage to the hull.
They scraped barnacles off the hull of the ship.
ruОни счистили ракушки с корпуса судна. — Karok
deSie kratzten die Rankenfüßer vom Schiffsrumpf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom scraped the barnacles off the hull of the ship.
deTom kratzte die Seepocken vom Schiffsrumpf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The hull of the ship collapsed.
The ship hull is divided into watertight compartments.
ruКорпус корабля разделён на водонепроницаемые отсеки. — Selena777
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English hul, hulle, holle (“seed covering, hull of a ship”), from Old EnglishFrom Middle English hul, hulle, holle (“seed covering, hull of a ship”), from Old English hulu (“seed covering”), from Proto-Germanic *hul-, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”); or possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“hard”).
From Middle English holle, hoole (“hull, hold of a ship, ship”), of uncertain origin. Possibly a variant and special use of Etymology 1 above, conformed to hull. Alternatively, a variant of Middle English hole, hoole, holle (“hiding place, lair, den, shelter, compartment”, literally “hole, hollow”), related to Middle Dutch and Dutch hol (“hole, ship's cargo hold”). More at hole.
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Forms
hulls, hulling, hulled, hulledSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle