Definitions for hull
hʌlhull

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hullnoun

   dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

2. hullnoun

   persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry

3. Hull, Isaac Hullnoun

   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)

4. Hull, Cordell Hullnoun

   United States diplomat who did the groundwork for creating the United Nations (1871-1955)

5. Hull, Kingston-upon Hullnoun

   a large fishing port in northeastern England

6. hullverb

   the frame or body of ship

7. hullverb

   remove the hulls from

   "hull the berries"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Hullnoun

   Any of various cities in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States (see the Wikipedia article).

2. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps the same word as Etymology 1, above.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hullnoun

   Etymology: hulgan, Gothick, to cover.

   1. The husk or integument of any thing; the outer covering: as, the hull of a nut covers the shell. [ Hule, Scottish.]2. The body of a ship; the hulk. Hull and hulk are now confounded; but hulk seems originally to have signified not merely the body or hull, but a whole ship of burden, heavy and bulky.

   Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light,
   And through the yielding planks a passage find. Dryden.

   So many arts hath the Divine Wisdom put together, only for the hull and tackle of a sensible and thinking creature. Nehemiah Grew, Cosmol. Sac. b. i. c. 5.

2. To Hullverb

   To float; to drive to and fro upon the water without sails or rudder.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   They saw a sight full of piteous strangeness; a ship, or rather the carcase of the ship, or rather some few bones of the carcase, hulling there, part broken, part burned, and part drowned. Philip Sidney.

   Will you hoist sail, sir? here lies your way.
   —— No, good swabber, I am to hull here a little longer. William Shakespeare.

   He look’d, and saw the ark hull on the flood,
   Which now abated. John Milton, Parad. Lost, b. xi.

   People walking down upon the shore, saw somewhat come hulling toward them. Roger L'Estrange.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hull

   A hull refers to the outer covering or framework that provides structure and support to an object, typically a vehicle or vessel such as a ship, aircraft, or submarine. It acts as a protective and watertight enclosure, enclosing the inner components and ensuring buoyancy in water-based vehicles. The hull is often made from sturdy materials such as metal, plastic, or reinforced composite materials to withstand external forces and maintain the integrity of the object.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hullverb

   the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk

2. Hullverb

   the frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging

3. Hullverb

   to strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn

4. Hullverb

   to pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball

5. Hullverb

   to toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails

6. Etymology: [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. hlle covering, husk, case, hllen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. 17. See Hele, v. t., Hell.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hull

   hul, n. the husk or outer covering of anything.—v.t. to strip off the hull: to husk. [A.S. hulu, a husk, as of corn—helan, to cover; Ger. hülle, a covering, hehlen, to cover.]

2. Hull

   hul, n. the frame or body of a ship.—v.t. to pierce the hull (as with a cannon-ball).—v.i. to float or drive on the water, as a mere hull. [Same word as above, perh. modified in meaning by confusion with Dut. hol, a ship's hold, or with hulk.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hull

   or Kingston-Upon-Hull (260), a flourishing river-port in the E. Riding of Yorkshire, at the junction of the Hull with the Humber, 42 m. SE. of York; is an old town, and has many interesting churches, statues, and public buildings; is the third port of the kingdom; has immense docks, is the principal outlet for the woollen and cotton goods of the Midlands, and does a great trade with the Baltic and Germany; has flourishing shipbuilding yards, rope and canvas factories, sugar refineries, oil-mills, etc., and is an important centre of the east coast fisheries.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hull

   The Gothic hulga meant a husk or external covering, and hence the body of a ship, independent of masts, yards, sails, rigging, and other furniture, is so called.--To hull, signifies to hit with shot; to drive to and fro without rudder, sail, or oar; as Milton-- "He looked and saw the ark hull on the flood." --To strike hull in a storm, is to take in her sails and lash the helm on the lee side of the ship, which is termed to lie a-hull.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hull

   A seaport town of England, in Yorkshire, situated on the great inlet of the Humber, at the point where it is entered by the river Hull. It is a very ancient town; during the civil war it declared for the Parliament, and sustained two severe sieges by the royalists.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hull

   A type of structure created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles.

   The hull of the ship was easily visible from the harbour.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 26, 2019  

2. ---

   hull

   An element of a fruit, seed or nut.

   The hull of the grain is changed during the process of transforming it to a cereal.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 26, 2019  

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hull

   From the river upon which it stands. Its ancient name was Kingston-upon-Hull, a town founded by Edward I. in 1299.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HULL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hull is ranked #807 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Hull surname appeared 43,018 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 15 would have the surname Hull.
   
   85.5% or 36,798 total occurrences were White.
   8.6% or 3,708 total occurrences were Black.
   2.6% or 1,118 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 809 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 318 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.6% or 267 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Calyx
   • City
   • Diplomat
   • Husk
   • Naval Officer
   • Port
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How to pronounce hull?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hull in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hull in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hull in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of hull in a Sentence

1. Wesley D'Amico:

   If the boat is going to sink, there is no point in patching the hull.”

2. Richard Attenborough:

   To see this magnificent hull with my name on it is the greatest possible honour.

3. Terry Kerby:

   Many items were amazingly intact for something that had ripped out of the hull of a sinking 400-foot-long submarine.

4. Journalist Senan Molony:

   We are looking at the exact area where the iceberg stuck, and we appear to have a weakness or damage to the hull in that specific place, before she even left Belfast.

5. George Hardy:

   It’s like we went first class and everyone else went in the hull.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hull
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hull
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hull
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hull
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hull
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Hull
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=hull
9. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
10. ^ Etymology and Origins
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=hull
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
12. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=hull