Hull

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Hull

Hull : உமி

Hull definition

Transitive verb.

  1. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.
  2. The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.
  3. To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free from integument; as, to hull corn.
  4. To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.

Intransitive verb. To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship without sails.