shuck off
phrasal verb
shucked off; shucking off; shucks off
informal
: to remove and throw aside (something)
He shucked off his coat.
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And once those in attendance got home, shucked off their heels and evening wear and dove into their copies of Entitlement (out Sept. 17 from Riverhead Books), the party's setting made even more sense.
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Shane Mitchell remembers her great aunt Aileen, a woman born in 1897 who shucked off the limiting gender expectations of her time, leaving the south for Chicago to earn a master’s degree at Smith College School for Social Work.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024
The decision to reclaim funereal black may have been sparked by her determination to shuck off the shackles of mourning.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Shane Mitchell remembers her great aunt Aileen, a woman born in 1897 who shucked off the limiting gender expectations of her time, leaving the south for Chicago to earn a master’s degree at Smith College School for Social Work.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2024
The decision to reclaim funereal black may have been sparked by her determination to shuck off the shackles of mourning.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Shuck off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuck%20off. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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