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shack

1

[shak]

noun

  1. a rough cabin; shanty.

  2. Informal.radio shack.



verb phrase

  1. Slang

    1. to live together as spouses without being legally married.

    2. to have illicit sexual relations.

    3. to live in a shack.

      He's shacked up in the mountains.

shack

2

[shak]

verb (used with object)

Informal.
  1. to chase and throw back; to retrieve.

    to shack a ground ball.

shack

1

/ ʃæ /

noun

  1. a roughly built hut

  2. temporary accommodation put together by squatters

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verb

  1. See shack up

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shack

2

/ ʃæ /

verb

  1. dialectto evade (work or responsibility)

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shack1

1875–80, compare earlier shackly rickety, probably akin to ramshackle ( Mexican Spanish jacal “hut” is a phonetically impossible source)

Origin of shack2

1825–35, apparently special use of dial. shack to shake
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shack1

C19: perhaps from dialect shackly ramshackle, from dialect shack to shake
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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.

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The social workers' report described the shack as offering "little in the way of privacy due to its highly restrictive living space".

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He finds a one-bedroom shack, the entrance formed of a floral patterned, grey and black curtain.

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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.

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In the snack shack, moms and dads work.

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