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  • v  use explosives on
  • v  create by using explosives
  • v  fall out of the pod or husk
    The corn shelled
  • v  hit the pitches of hard and regularly
    He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning
  • v  look for and collect shells by the seashore
  • v  come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
  • v  remove from its shell or outer covering
  • v  remove the husks from
  • a  of animals or fruits that have a shell

  • But on the strength of that minor copyright atrocity, I legally bought two complete Shins albums and shelled out for a Shins concert.
  • On primaries alone, Loser Nelson Rockefeller personally shelled out nearly $5,000,000.
  • The Book-of-the-Month Club, which has made 1876 its main selection for March, shelled out more than twice its normal fee of $85,000.
News & Articles

  • Estate of crooked nursing home owner repays state $2.5 million
    The estate of a Bronx nursing home owner has shelled out more than $2.5 million to settle a case where the owner was indicted for doling out kickbacks to a hospital social worker who would then steer new patients.
    June 13, 2013 - New York Daily News
  • 6 Budget-Friendly, Last-Minute Gifts for Father's Day
    If you don't watch your budget, Father's Day can take a hit on your finances. According to the National Retail Federation, the average American shelled out $117 on gifts for dad in 2012. However, thoughtful, unique gifts for the holiday don't have to break the bank.
    June 13, 2013 - U.S.News & World Report LP via Yahoo! News
  • Terreno Realty Buys Maryland Assets
    Terreno Realty announced the acquisition of an industrial property in Elkridge, Md. The company shelled out approximately $16.7 million for this purchase.
    June 13, 2013 - Zacks via Yahoo! Finance
Quotes

  • President Bush in Seattle Times
    No question it's a violent society right now. He knows that better than anybody. He was explaining to me that occasionally the house in which he lives gets shelled by terrorists who are trying to frighten him,Bush said.
  • Mahmoud Zahar in New York Times
    The Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar, speaking from a hiding place in a recorded speech on Hamas television, said: "The Israeli enemy in its aggression has written its next chapter in the world, which will have no place for them. They shelled everyone in...
  • Ban Ki-moon in UN News Centre
    Today, the UN compound in Gaza has been shelled again,Mr. Ban told a news conference with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. "I conveyed my strong protest and outrage to the Defense Minister and to the Foreign Minister, and demanded a...

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