# shelled

Pronunciation: say "SHELD" /ʃɛld/

## Adjective

1. Having had the outer shell or hard covering removed.
   - Simple: With the hard outer covering taken off.
   - _The recipe calls for a cup of shelled pistachios._
   - _He served the shelled shrimp over a bed of rice._
3. Having a shell, as a snail, crab, or turtle does.
   - Simple: Having a hard outer covering, like a snail or a turtle.
   - _Shelled mollusks such as clams and mussels filter water for food._
   - _The tide pool was full of shelled invertebrates clinging to the rocks._
4. Unable to keep up in a race after using up one's reserves of energy. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Too tired to keep going in a race after using up all your energy.
   - _On the final lap the breakaway riders were shelled one by one._
   - _Completely shelled, he watched the peloton ride away without him._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of shell. — simple past and past participle of shell
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of shell. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Enemy artillery shelled the harbor before dawn._
   - _Reports confirmed that the rebels had shelled the capital overnight._

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