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shack

NounTransitive Verb

Meanings

Noun

A roughly built small house or cabin, typically one that is crude or dilapidated.

"The fisherman lived in a small wooden shack on the beach."

Noun

A small building used for a specific purpose, such as storage or a temporary workspace.

"We kept the garden tools in a tool shack at the back of the yard."

Transitive Verb
[~ something]

To provide someone with a crude or temporary dwelling.

"They shacked the laborers in small huts near the mine."

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