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shack
1[shak]
verb phrase
Slang
to live together as spouses without being legally married.
to have illicit sexual relations.
to live in a shack.
He's shacked up in the mountains.
shack
2[shak]
verb (used with object)
to chase and throw back; to retrieve.
to shack a ground ball.
shack
1/ ʃæ /
noun
a roughly built hut
temporary accommodation put together by squatters
verb
See shack up
shack
2/ ʃæ /
verb
dialectto evade (work or responsibility)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shack1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shack1
Example Sentences
This summer, that vision becomes reality as Soul & Smoke, the beloved casual BBQ joint from Evanston, Illinois, expands its flagship location—turning a once-humble smoke shack into a destination for refined, fire-driven dining.
The social workers' report described the shack as offering "little in the way of privacy due to its highly restrictive living space".
He finds a one-bedroom shack, the entrance formed of a floral patterned, grey and black curtain.
Han knows he must exaggerate Min’s daffy naivete to get us to buy into his zeal to live in a small shack with noncommittal Chris.
In the snack shack, moms and dads work.
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