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Shelling

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Definitions for Shelling

noun
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
Synonyms
barrage barrage fire battery bombardment
Examples
  1. they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
  2. the shelling went on for hours without pausing
verb
use explosives on
Synonyms
blast shell
Examples
  1. The enemy has been shelling us all day
verb
create by using explosives
Synonyms
blast shell
Examples
  1. blast a passage through the mountain
verb
fall out of the pod or husk
Synonyms
shell
Examples
  1. The corn shelled
verb
hit the pitches of hard and regularly
Synonyms
shell
Examples
  1. He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning
verb
look for and collect shells by the seashore
Synonyms
shell
verb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Synonyms
beat beat out crush shell trounce vanquish
Examples
  1. Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
  2. We beat the competition
  3. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
verb
remove from its shell or outer covering
Synonyms
shell
Examples
  1. shell the legumes
  2. shell mussels
verb
remove the husks from
Synonyms
husk shell
Examples
  1. husk corn

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