hull

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hull [hull hulls hulled hulling] noun, verb BrE [hʌl] NAmE [hʌl]
noun
the main, bottom part of a ship, that goes in the water
•a wooden/steel hull
•They climbed onto the upturned hull and waited to be rescued.

Word Origin:
n. Middle English ↑hull ↑hold ‘compartment of a ship or aircraft used to store cargo’ v. Old English hulu Germanic Dutch huls German Hülse ‘husk, pod’ German Hülle ‘covering’ heel ‘to put a plant in the ground and cover its roots’
 
verb ~ sth
to remove the outer covering of ↑peas, ↑beans, etc. or the ring of leaves attached to strawberries
•First wash and hull the strawberries.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. Middle English ↑hull ↑hold ‘compartment of a ship or aircraft used to store cargo’ v. Old English hulu Germanic Dutch huls German Hülse ‘husk, pod’ German Hülle ‘covering’ heel ‘to put a plant in the ground and cover its roots’
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Hull, Kingston-upon Hull, Cordell Hull, Isaac Hull