shack

• Refugio o vivienda pequeña y toscamente construida, a menudo utilizada como alojamiento sencillo o provisional.

A small, roughly built shelter or cabin, often used as a simple dwelling.

1. Small crude dwellingB1formal

   A small, roughly built hut or shelter, often used as a temporary or basic home.

   Cabaña o choza rudimentaria

   • The fisherman lived in a small shack by the river.
   • They built a wooden shack in the forest for shelter.
   • The old shack was barely standing after the storm.

   Sinónimoscabindwellinghovelhutlean-toshantyshed

• Verbo que significa vivir o alojarse en una vivienda temporal o improvisada, o encerrar/restringir a alguien o algo.

A verb meaning to live or stay in a temporary or makeshift dwelling, or to confine or restrain.

1. Settle or live in a placeB2informal

   To establish a home or live in a particular location, often temporarily or informally.

   instalarse o alojarse

   • After traveling for months, they decided to shack up in a small coastal town.
   • He shacked with his cousin while looking for a job.
   • The group shacked in an abandoned cabin for the winter.

   Sinónimosbunkcrashdwelllodgeresidesettlesquatstay

2. Move slowly or heavilyC1informal

   To move or walk in a dragging, slow, or clumsy manner.

   Moverse arrastrando los pies

   • The old dog shacked across the yard, tired from the heat.
   • He shacked along the muddy path, his boots heavy with dirt.
   • She shacked through the snow, struggling to keep her balance.

   Sinónimosclumpdraglumberplodshambleshuffleslogtrudge

   Antónimosdashhurryrushspeedsprint

Variantes phrasalshack up