| v. t. | 1. | To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest. | |||
| 2. | To feed in stubble, or upon waste corn. | ||||
| 3. | To wander as a vagabond or a tramp. | ||||
| n. | 1. | a small simple dwelling, usually having only one room and of flimsy construction; a hut; a shanty; a cabin. | |||
| 1. | The grain left after harvest or gleaning; also, nuts which have fallen to the ground. | ||||
| 2. | Liberty of winter pasturage. | ||||
| 3. | A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a tramp.
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| Noun | 1. | shack - small crude shelter used as a dwelling |
| Verb | 1. | shack - make one's home or live in; "She resides officially in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated" |
| 2. | shack - move, proceed, or walk draggingly pr slowly; "John trailed behind behis class mates"; "The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart" Synonyms: trail |
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