noun
- the main body of a ship or boat
- the outer covering of a fruit, seed, or grain
Usage: nautical
verb
- to remove the hull from a fruit, seed, or grain
Examples
- The ship’s hull was damaged by the rocks.
- Barnacles attached themselves to the boat’s hull.
- Remove the hull from the strawberries before serving.
- She hulled the berries for the pie.
- The rice hull protects the grain inside.
- Workers hull sunflower seeds at the factory.
- The hull of the vessel was painted blue.
- Hull the peas before cooking them.