shell

Sense 1 noun

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

Sense 2 verb

use explosives on

The enemy has been shelling us all day

Sense 3 noun

the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

Sense 4 verb

create by using explosives

blast a passage through the mountain

Sense 5 noun

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

Sense 6 verb

fall out of the pod or husk

The corn shelled

Sense 7 noun

the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

Sense 8 verb

hit the pitches of hard and regularly

He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning

Sense 9 noun

the exterior covering of a bird's egg

Sense 10 verb

look for and collect shells by the seashore

Sense 11 noun

a rigid covering that envelops an object

the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice

Sense 12 verb

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship

Sense 13 noun

a very light narrow racing boat

Sense 14 verb

remove from its shell or outer covering

shell the legumes

Sense 15 noun

the housing or outer covering of something

the clock has a walnut case

Sense 16 verb

remove the husks from

husk corn

Sense 17 noun

a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

Sense 18 noun

the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod