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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Carey and Chiles both found extraordinary grace in the course of one Olympic meet, Carey refocusing after a disastrous floor routine to eventually medal in vault, and Chiles shucking off personal disappointment at not making the all-around to rebound for both team gold and floor bronze.
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Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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.
—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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Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024
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.
—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 18 Dec. 2024.
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