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What is the verb for shell?

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shell
  1. To remove the outer covering or shell of something. See sheller.
  2. To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.
  3. (informal) To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
  4. (intransitive) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
  5. (intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
  6. (computing) To switch to a shell or command line.
  7. To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).
  8. (topology) To form a shelling.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. bombard, blitz, bomb, attack, cannonade, strafe, batter, strike, pound, barrage, blitzkrieg, fire on, open fire on, shoot at, fire at, shoot down, torpedo, assault, blast, assail, pepper, fusillade, fire upon, raid, pelt, rake, overwhelm, beset, ravage, enfilade, open fire, drop bombs on, rain destruction, besiege, catapult, launch, nuke, machine-gun, rake with gunfire, level, flatten, shower, hit, napalm, prang, mortar, sweep, destroy, blow up, wreck … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “Armed forces then began to shell the village with artillery and mortars.”
shelled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of shell
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bombarded, blitzed, bombed, attacked, cannonaded, strafed, battered, struck, stricken, pounded, barraged, fired on, opened fire on, shot at, fired at, shot down, torpedoed, blasted, assaulted, peppered, fusilladed, fired upon, assailed, pelted, raked, hit, raided, beset, enfiladed, pummelled, dropped bombs on, rained destruction, overwhelmed, ravaged, destroyed, smashed, wrecked, devastated, besieged, targetted, targeted, leveled, levelled, flattened, wiped out, launched, catapulted, napalmed, pranged, showered … more
shelling
  1. present participle of shell
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bombarding, blitzing, bombing, attacking, cannonading, strafing, battering, striking, pounding, barraging, firing on, opening fire on, shooting at, firing at, shooting down, torpedoing, blasting, assaulting, peppering, fusillading, firing upon, assailing, pelting, raking, raiding, enfilading, dropping bombs on, raining destruction, besieging, besetting, launching, catapulting, nuking, machine-gunning, raking with gunfire, showering, levelling, leveling, sweeping, mortaring, flattening, pummelling, lapidating, pummeling, hitting, pranging, napalming, overwhelming, blowing up, ravaging … more
shells
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shell
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bombards, blitzes, bombs, attacks, cannonades, strafes, batters, strikes, pounds, barrages, fires on, opens fire on, shoots at, fires at, shoots down, torpedoes, blasts, assaults, peppers, fusillades, fires upon, assails, pelts, rakes, raids, enfilades, drops bombs on, rains destruction, besets, besieges, launches, catapults, nukes, machine-guns, rakes with gunfire, showers, levels, mortars, sweeps, flattens, pummels, lapidates, hits, prangs, napalms, overwhelms, ravages, blows up, stones, destroys … more
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