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- Dictionaryhull/hʌl/
noun
- 1. the outer covering of a fruit or seed, especially the pod of peas and beans, or the husk of grain.
verb
- 1. remove the hulls from (fruit, seeds, or grain): "first, rinse and hull the berries"
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The meaning of HULL is the outer covering of a fruit or seed. How to use hull in a sentence.
HULL definition: 1. the body or frame of a ship, most of which goes under the water 2. to remove the covering or the…. Learn more.
The hull of a boat or tank is the main body of it. The hull had suffered extensive damage to the starboard side. ...a steel-hulled narrowboat. The hull of a soft fruit such as a strawberry is the stalk and ring of leaves at the base. If you hull soft fruit such as strawberries, you remove the hulls. Wash and hull the strawberries. [VERB noun]
A city of northeast-central England on the northern shore of the Humber estuary at the influx of the Hull River. Chartered in 1299, the city has been a major seaport since the late 1700s.
HULL meaning: 1 : the main part of a ship or boat the deck, sides, and bottom of a ship or boat; 2 : the outer covering of a fruit, grain, or seed
Definition of hull noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
HULL definition: the main part of a ship that is mostly under water. Learn more.
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A complete guide to the word "HULL": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun hull, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
