Definition of Shelled

Adjective: shelled  sheld

1. Of animals or fruits that have a shell

1. Use explosives on
   "The enemy has been shelling us all day";
   - blast
    
2. Create by using explosives
   "shell a passage through the mountain";
   - blast
    
3. Fall out of the pod or husk
   "The corn shelled"
    
4. Hit the pitches of hard and regularly
   "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
    
5. Look for and collect shells by the seashore
    
6. Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
   - beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish
    
7. Remove from its shell or outer covering
   "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
    
8. Remove the husks from
   "shell corn";
   - husk

See also:
shellcrackers
sheller

Anagrams containing the word shelled

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