shack

• Construção pequena e simples, geralmente de madeira ou material improvisado, usada como abrigo ou moradia rústica; pode ter conotação de pobreza ou improviso, e em contextos específicos designa uma barraca ou cabana que serve como base para atividades como caça ou pesca.

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.

   Choupana

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscabindwellinghovelhutlean-toshantyshed

• Verbo que significa viver ou permanecer em moradia temporária ou improvisada; também significa prender, acorrentar ou restringir alguém ou 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.

   Morar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbunkcrashdwelllodgeresidesettlesquatstay

2. Move slowly or heavilyC1informal

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

   Arrastar-se

   • 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.

   Sinônimosclumpdraglumberplodshambleshuffleslogtrudge

   Antônimosdashhurryrushspeedsprint

Variantes phrasalshack up