shell

shell

verb

Definition of SHELL

1

to remove the natural covering of <shelling peanuts>

Synonyms bark, flay, hull, husk, shell, shuck, skin

Related Words bare, denude, expose, scale, strip; pare

2

to use bombs or artillery against <the enemy shelled the city for days without letup>

Synonyms batter, blitz, blitzkrieg, bomb, cannonade, shell

Related Words enfilade; rake, strafe; assail, assault, attack, devastate, hit, pound, ravage, strike