shelled
verb
- 1
To remove the outer covering or shell of something.
- 2
To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.
- 3
To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
- 4
To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
- 5
To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
“Nuts shell in falling.”
- 6
To switch to a shell or command line.
- 7
To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).
- 8
To form a shelling.
adjective
- 1
(often in combination) Having a shell; testaceous.
- 2
Having had the shell removed.
“shelled peas”
- 3
Unable to keep up in a race, having used up one's reserves of energy.
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