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hull
1[ huhl ]
noun
- the husk, shell, or outer covering of a seed or fruit.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- the calyx of certain fruits, as the strawberry.
- any covering or envelope.
verb (used with object)
- to remove the hull of.
- Midland U.S. to shell (peas or beans).
hull
2[ huhl ]
noun
- the hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
- Aeronautics.
- the boatlike fuselage of a flying boat on which the plane lands or takes off.
- the cigar-shaped arrangement of girders enclosing the gasbag of a rigid dirigible.
verb (used with object)
- to pierce (the hull of a ship), especially below the water line.
verb (used without object)
- to drift without power or sails.
Hull
3[ huhl ]
noun
- Bobby Robert Marvin Hull, 1939–2023, Canadian ice-hockey player, known as “the Golden Jet”: Hockey Hall of Fame 1983.
- ǰ· [kawr, -del, kawr-, del], 1871–1955, U.S. secretary of state 1933–44, known as “the Father of the United Nations”: Nobel Peace Prize 1945.
- William, 1753–1825, U.S. general, court-martialed and sentenced to death after surrendering a U.S. fort to the British during the War of 1812: pardoned by President Madison.
- a seaport in Humberside, in eastern England, on the Humber River. Official_name Բ·ٴDz-ܱ·Dz-ܱ [kingz, -t, uh, n-, uh, -pon-, huhl, -, uh, -pawn-, king, -st, uh, n-].
- a city in southeastern Canada, on the Ottawa River opposite Ottawa.
hull
1/ ʌ /
noun
- the main body of a vessel, tank, flying boat, etc
- the shell or pod of peas or beans; the outer covering of any fruit or seed; husk
- the persistent calyx at the base of a strawberry, raspberry, or similar fruit
- the outer casing of a missile, rocket, etc
verb
- to remove the hulls from (fruit or seeds)
- tr to pierce the hull of (a vessel, tank, etc)
Hull
2/ ʌ /
noun
- a city and port in NE England, in Kingston upon Hull unitary authority, East Riding of Yorkshire: fishing, food processing; two universities. Pop: 301 416 (2001). Official name: Kingston upon Hull
- a city in SE Canada, in SW Quebec on the River Ottawa: a centre of the timber trade and associated industries. Pop: 66 246 (2001)
Hull
3/ ʌ /
noun
- HullCordell18711955MUSPOLITICS: statesman Cordell. 1871–1955, US statesman; secretary of state (1933–44). He helped to found the U.N.: Nobel peace prize 1945
hull
/ ŭ /
- The dry outer covering of a fruit, seed, or nut; a husk.
- The enlarged calyx of a fruit, such as a strawberry, that is usually green and easily detached.
Derived Forms
- ˈܱ-, adjective
- ˈܱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ܱİ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hull1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hull1
Idioms and Phrases
- hull down, (of a ship) sufficiently far away, or below the horizon, that the hull is invisible.
- hull up, (of a ship) sufficiently near, or above the horizon, that the hull is visible.
Example Sentences
The Aisland was slammed by a rogue wave, which breached the hull, breaking the barge in two.
Divers are inspecting the new Glen Sannox following the discovery of a crack in the ship's hull.
The new Glen Sannox ferry has been removed from service because of a crack in the ship's hull, according to the ferry operator CalMac.
Originally used to transport livestock, at one point in its eventful history it was left on a beach for nearly 30 years after a bull put its hoof through its hull.
Structural reinforcement work on the hull of the ship is currently ongoing.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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