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Snuck vs Shuck - What's the difference?

snuck | shuck |

As verbs the difference between snuck and shuck

is that snuck is past tense of sneak while shuck is to remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).

As a noun shuck is

the shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).

snuck

English

Verb

(head)
  • (chiefly, North America) (sneak)
  • :I snuck into the theater because the movie had already started.

    • Usage notes

    *See sneak for notes on sneaked'' vs ''snuck .

    Synonyms

    * sneaked English irregular simple past forms English irregular past participles

    shuck

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
  • (slang, African American Vernacular English) A fraud; a scam.
  • (slang) A phony.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove the shuck from (walnuts, oysters, etc.).
    • Shall we shuck walnuts?
  • To remove (any outer covering).
    • I will shuck my clothes and dive naked into the pool.
  • (transitive, intransitive, slang) To fool; to hoax.

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