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Separately there was only wind, water, sail, and hull, but at my hand the four had been given purpose and direction.
Lowell Thomas

Meaning of "hull" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HULL

Old English hulu; related to Old High German helawa, Old English helan to hide.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HULL

hull  [hʌl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HULL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hull is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hull in English.

WHAT DOES HULL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hull in the English dictionary

The first definition of hull in the dictionary is the main body of a vessel, tank, flying boat, etc. Other definition of hull is the shell or pod of peas or beans; the outer covering of any fruit or seed; husk. Hull is also the persistent calyx at the base of a strawberry, raspberry, or similar fruit.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HULL

PRESENT

Present
I hull
you hull
he/she/it hulls
we hull
you hull
they hull
Present continuous
I am hulling
you are hulling
he/she/it is hulling
we are hulling
you are hulling
they are hulling
Present perfect
I have hulled
you have hulled
he/she/it has hulled
we have hulled
you have hulled
they have hulled
Present perfect continuous
I have been hulling
you have been hulling
he/she/it has been hulling
we have been hulling
you have been hulling
they have been hulling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I hulled
you hulled
he/she/it hulled
we hulled
you hulled
they hulled
Past continuous
I was hulling
you were hulling
he/she/it was hulling
we were hulling
you were hulling
they were hulling
Past perfect
I had hulled
you had hulled
he/she/it had hulled
we had hulled
you had hulled
they had hulled
Past perfect continuous
I had been hulling
you had been hulling
he/she/it had been hulling
we had been hulling
you had been hulling
they had been hulling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hull
you will hull
he/she/it will hull
we will hull
you will hull
they will hull
Future continuous
I will be hulling
you will be hulling
he/she/it will be hulling
we will be hulling
you will be hulling
they will be hulling
Future perfect
I will have hulled
you will have hulled
he/she/it will have hulled
we will have hulled
you will have hulled
they will have hulled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hulling
you will have been hulling
he/she/it will have been hulling
we will have been hulling
you will have been hulling
they will have been hulling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hull
you would hull
he/she/it would hull
we would hull
you would hull
they would hull
Conditional continuous
I would be hulling
you would be hulling
he/she/it would be hulling
we would be hulling
you would be hulling
they would be hulling
Conditional perfect
I would have hull
you would have hull
he/she/it would have hull
we would have hull
you would have hull
they would have hull
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hulling
you would have been hulling
he/she/it would have been hulling
we would have been hulling
you would have been hulling
they would have been hulling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hull
we let´s hull
you hull
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hull
Past participle
hulled
Present Participle
hulling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HULL

huissier
huitain
hula
Hula Hoop
hula skirt
hula-hula
hulk
hulking
hulks
hulky
hull down
hull-less
hullaballoo
hullabaloo
huller
hullo
hully
Hulme
hum
hum and haw

WORDS THAT END LIKE HULL

bull
chock-full
cull
dull
full
gull
half-full
in full
lull
mull
null
pull
push-pull
ring-pull
seagull
skull
Solihull
the Bull
to the full
Tull

Synonyms and antonyms of hull in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HULL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hull» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hull
body · casing · covering · frame · framework · husk · peel · pod · rind · shell · shuck · skeleton · skin · trim

Translation of «hull» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HULL

Find out the translation of hull to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hull from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hull» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

船体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

casco
570 millions of speakers

English

hull
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पतवार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جِسْمُ السَّفِينَةُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

корпус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

casco de barco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাহাজের কাঠাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Badan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schiffskörper
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

船体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선체
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hull
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thân tàu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேலோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हुल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gövde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scafo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kadłub
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

корпус (корабля)
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carcasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κύτος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hull
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skrov
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrog
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hull

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HULL»

The term «hull» is very widely used and occupies the 10.791 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of hull
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HULL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hull» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hull» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hull

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «HULL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hull.
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Charlie Pierce
Launching a newspaper without a coherent idea of how you're going to promote it, or get it to people who might want to read it, is like launching a boat without a rudder or an engine... or a hull, now that I think about it.
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Lowell Thomas
Separately there was only wind, water, sail, and hull, but at my hand the four had been given purpose and direction.
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Tomas Transtromer
Society's dark hull drifts further and further away. It is this place - the place of our separation, our distinction - that much of his poetry occupies.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HULL»

Discover the use of hull in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hull and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives
This is just the book, if you want the book/cd you need to order; 0132777428 9780132777421 Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives and DerivaGem CD Package, 8/e Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap;
John Hull, 2012
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Design of Ship Hull Structures: A Practical Guide for Engineers
"In this book, the four authors show us the condensed experience how to design ship hull structures from a practical viewpoint.
Yasuhisa Okumoto, Yu Takeda, Masaki Mano, 2009
3
An Introduction to Composite Materials
An updated edition of a textbook on composite materials for undergraduates researchers in materials science and engineering.
D. Hull, T. W. Clyne, 1996
4
Infinite Nature
Review: "In this work, R. Bruce Hull argues that environmentalism will never achieve its goals unless it sheds its fundamentalist logic.
R. Bruce Hull, 2006
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Optimal Control Theory for Applications
Optimal Control Theory for Applications teaches analytical optimization at the graduate level. To make the material accessible to a wide audience, the prerequisites are limited to calculus and differential equations.
David G. Hull, 2003
6
The Recording Industry
The book provides a sound foundation for understanding key issues, while presenting the latest research in the field.
Geoffrey P. Hull, 2004
7
Introduction to Dislocations
Unlike the main competition, this new edition includes recent developments in the subject and up-to-date references to further reading and research sources.
Derek Hull, D. J. Bacon, 2011
8
Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair
A fiberglass hull's seamless nature leads many boatowners to conclude that repair must be difficult.
Don Casey, 1996
9
Risk Management and Financial Institutions
The new edition of the financial risk management bestseller Describes the activities of different types of financial institutions, explains how they are regulated, and covers market risk, credit risk, operational risk, liquidity risk, and ...
Hull, 2012
10
The Third Best Hull: I Would Have Been Fourth But They ...
Dennis Hull outlines his life in hockey with humorous anecdotes, insights, and stories. Not just another sports autobiography, this book provides insight into the life of a hockey star without taking itself too seriously.
Robert Thompson, Dennis Hull, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HULL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hull is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hull City transfer talk: Torino cool interest in Hernandez, Rossi …
Our daily blog with the latest news, transfer rumours and gossip about Hull City in the Championship. Torino ready to end Hernandez interest? «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Super League: Hull KR v Hull FC preview - Sky Sports
The two Hull sides will do battle at the KC Lightstream Stadium in an eagerly-anticipated derby that promises to deliver in front of a big crowd. «SkySports, Jul 15»
3
Bill Polian: Steve Tasker, Kent Hull deserve HOF consideration …
Hull and Tasker each made the initial ballot for the Class of 2015, but neither man was part of the group of 26 players (it's usually 25, but a tie ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Hull City announce revised ticket prices for 2015-16 | Hull Daily Mail
Hull City have announced their matchday ticket prices for a new season in the Championship, with adult tickets in the KC Stadium ranging from ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Painting of Princes Dock in Hull sells for £250,000 | Hull Daily Mail
By Hull Daily Mail | Posted: July 16, 2015. By James Campbell. AGE OF INDUSTRY: John Atkinson Grimshaw's 1882 oil painting of Princes Dock, Hull sold for ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Celebrating working-class Hull girl who became Hollywood star …
By Hull Daily Mail | Posted: July 16, 2015 ... niece, Jeannie Mackaill, unveil the plaque commemorating the life of the Hollywood star from Hull, Dorothy Mackaill. «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Next to build flagship store creating 200 jobs in Kingswood | Hull
By Hull Daily Mail | Posted: July 16, 2015. By Ben Blosse. WHAT'S IN STORE: An artist's impression of the new Next store. VIEW GALLERY. Next to build ... «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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49ers roster, 90-in–90 breakdowns: Mario Hull - Niners Nation
Breaking down the 90 players on the 49ers offseason roster in 90 posts (over 90 or so days). Today we focus on wide receiver Mario Hull. «Niners Nation, Jul 15»
9
Calls for dedicated travellers site in Hull to stop 'stress for residents …
RESIDENTS and councillors are calling for a dedicated site for travellers in Hull to stop the constant movement of camps around the city. «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
Former Hull CCG boss to have work as GP restricted for three years …
By Hull Daily Mail | Posted: July 16, 2015. By Allison Coggan. CONDITIONS: Dr Tony Bannerjee has been ordered to work with a mentor and cannot work. «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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