hull
/hʌl/
noun
- The main body of a ship, boat, or other vessel, excluding the masts, sails, and superstructure.
- A small crack in the hull caused the boat to take on water.
- The ship's hull was painted a deep blue to match the ocean.
- The hull of the submarine is designed to withstand high pressure.
- The outer covering of a seed, fruit, or grain, especially the husk of a nut or the pod of a pea.
- She removed the green hull from the walnut before cracking it open.
- Birds often eat the seeds after the hull has fallen off.
- The machine separates the hull from the rice grain during processing.
verb
- To remove the outer covering (hull) from a seed, fruit, or grain.
- We need to hull the strawberries before making jam.
- She hulled the peas quickly and dropped them into the pot.
- The farmer taught us how to hull the corn by hand.
- To hit or pierce the hull of a ship or boat.
- The cannonball hulled the enemy ship, causing it to sink.
- The torpedo hulled the vessel, and it began to list heavily.
- A hidden rock hulled the small fishing boat near the shore.