shack
1a rough cabin; shanty.
Informal. radio shack.
shack up, 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.
Origin of shack
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Other definitions for shack (2 of 2)
to chase and throw back; to retrieve: to shack a ground ball.
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How to use shack in a sentence
Madison went to a tavern the night of the 25th, but there were rumors that the British were coming to capture him, and he was evacuated to what has been called a “hovel in the woods,” possibly a shack belonging to a ferryman just above Great Falls.
In 1814, British forces burned the U.S. Capitol | Joel Achenbach | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostShe died when he was 12, and the gang MS-13 took over the house where they had been living, which was little more than a shack.
For Barack Obama, it’s the tolerance and opportunity that allowed a man whose father grew up in a “tin-roof shack” in Kenya to achieve any dream he wanted.
We teach students how to understand the U.S., not to love it — or hate it | Daniel Immerwahr | December 23, 2020 | Washington PostHis “Night Spot” is a humble shack with grand ambitions, as is revealed by the sign announcing that it’s the Congo Club.
In the galleries: Perspectives on blending culture and identity | Mark Jenkins | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostFrom stellar sushi to poke by the pound, from the Ritz-Carlton to roadside shacks, here’s where you should be eating right now.
So, the Southside Smokehouse is more than a barbecue pit, a burger shack, or a Cajun kitchen.
The Ultimate Southern Cheeseburger Created in South Carolina | Jane & Michael Stern | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTChildress even kept his dead father Billy bound up and rotting in a nearby shack, Psycho-style.
‘True Detective’ Finale Review: Close to Perfection | Andrew Romano | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCaddy shack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and Analyze This affirm it.
How Harold Ramis Invented Baby Boom Comedy With ‘Animal House’ | P. J. O’Rourke | February 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor many, many good reasons, school is not an ideal time to shack up with your soul mate.
Dear Princeton Mom, Stop Telling Me To Husband-Hunt | Emily Shire | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was just Mike Royko and his pal, Big shack, and whatever their bleary musings happened to be that night three years ago.
The Stacks: John Schulian’s Classic Profile of Newspaper Columnist Mike Royko | John Schulian | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven the Chinese shrimp-pickers were lounging on the beach before their little shack village.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonBergin dug a big hole behind that ole vacant shack of hisn, and buried about a ton of tin cans.
Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher | Eleanor GatesAfter breakfast fixed up shack—shelves, benches, tools, etc.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerAll clear, Tom called, and there was a sudden rush of wet figures for the poor sanctuary of the tumbledown shack.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankBut Monte come to the shack and watched Cash through a knothole the size of one eye till Cash opened up his heart and the bag.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for shack (1 of 2)
/ (ʃæk) /
a roughly built hut
Southern African temporary accommodation put together by squatters
See shack up
Origin of shack
1British Dictionary definitions for shack (2 of 2)
/ (ʃæk) /
Midland English dialect to evade (work or responsibility)
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