| Shack 1. (v. t.) To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest. 2. (v. t.) To feed in stubble, or upon waste corn. 3. (v. t.) To wander as a vagabond or a tramp. 4. (n.) The grain left after harvest or gleaning; also, nuts which have fallen to the ground. 5. (n.) Liberty of winter pasturage. 6. (n.) A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a tramp. Thesaurus Entries Nissen hut, Quonset hut, booth, box, bum, cabin, caboose, camp, cot, cottage, crib, derelict, drifter, dump, floater, garrote, gatehouse, hobo, hovel, hut, hutch, kiosk, lean-to, lodge, outbuilding, outhouse, pavilion, sentry box, shanty, shed, stall, street arab, tollbooth, tollhouse, tramp, traveler |