Word

shell, v.
(shelled, shelling, shells)
freq. cnt. 1

use explosives on
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

blast shell

sample sentences

"The enemy has been shelling us all day"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

remove the husks from
<verb.change>

husk shell

sample sentences

"husk corn"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

husking husk husk

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

remove, take, take away, withdraw

remove from its shell or outer covering
<verb.change>

shell

sample sentences

"shell the legumes"
"shell mussels"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

shell sheller shell

semantic pointers

hypernym

remove, take, take away, withdraw

hyponym

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish

sample sentences

"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"
"We beat the competition"
"Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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Somebody ----s something
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Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The fighter managed to %s his opponent

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

beatable beating

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

vanquishable vanquisher

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

outpoint, outscore walk over eliminate whip, worst, pip, mop up, rack up whomp get the best, have the best, overcome spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout get the jump cheat, jockey, chouse, shaft, screw, chicane exceed, surpass, outdo, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, surmount, outperform overcome, surmount, master, get over, subdue best, outdo, outflank, trump, scoop outfight overpower, overmaster, overwhelm checkmate, mate immobilize, immobilise outplay lick, cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash

entailment

hypernym

overcome, defeat, get the better of

verb group

outsmart, overreach, outwit, outfox, beat, circumvent

look for and collect shells by the seashore
<verb.contact>

shell

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hit the pitches of hard and regularly
<verb.contact>

shell

sample sentences

"He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

fall out of the pod or husk
<verb.contact>

shell

sample sentences

"The corn shelled"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

create by using explosives
<verb.creation>

blast shell

sample sentences

"blast a passage through the mountain"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym