hull

v. remove the hull, remove the outer covering of seeds or fruit

n. body of a ship; shell, outer covering (of a seed, fruit, etc.)

Hull may refer to: Kingston upon Hull (usually abbreviated to Hull), a city in England named after the River HullHusk or hull, the outer covering of a fruit or vegetableHull (watercraft), the body or frame of a shipThe main body of an armored tankin economics, the Hull-White model of interest rates
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Noun
1. United States naval officer who commanded the `Constitution' during the War of 1812 and won a series of brilliant victories against the British (1773-1843)
(synonym) Isaac Hull
(hypernym) naval officer
2. United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)
(synonym) Cordell Hull
(hypernym) diplomat, diplomatist
3. a large fishing port in northeastern England
(synonym) Kingston-upon Hull
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(part-holonym) England
(part-meronym) Humber Bridge

Noun
1. dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
(hypernym) husk
(hyponym) shell
2. persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
(hypernym) calyx
3. the frame or body of ship
(hypernym) structure, construction
(part-holonym) vessel, watercraft
(part-meronym) keel
Verb
1. remove the hulls from; "hull the berries"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw

v. wrap, shroud, cover, encase, veil

(v. t.)
To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn.
  

(v. t.)
To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.
  

(v. t.)
The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.
  

(v. t.)
The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.
  

(v. i.)
To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails.