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hut
(hŭt)n.
1. A crude or makeshift dwelling or shelter; a shack.
2. A temporary structure for sheltering troops.
3. A sturdy building offering shelter in the backcountry, as to mountaineers.
tr. & intr.v. hut·ted, hut·ting, huts
To shelter or take shelter in a hut.
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hut
(hʌt)n
1. a small house or shelter, usually made of wood or metal
2. (Agriculture) the hut Austral (on a sheep or cattle station) accommodation for the shearers, stockmen, etc
3. (Mountaineering) NZ a shelter for mountaineers, skiers, etc
vb
to furnish with or live in a hut
[C17: from French hutte, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German hutta a crude dwelling]
ˈhutˌlike adj
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hut
(hʌt)n.
1. a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, esp. one made of natural materials, as logs or grass.
2. a simple roofed shelter, often with one or two sides left open.
[1645–55; < French hutte < Frankish, c. Old High German hutt(e)a < West Germanic *hudjā; akin to hide1]
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hut
Past participle: hutted
Gerund: hutting
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Noun | 1. | hut - temporary military shelter Nissen hut, Quonset hut - a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
2. | hut - small crude shelter used as a dwelling mudhif - a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained shelter - a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger |
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hut
noun
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Translations
كُوخٌكوخ، مأوى خَشَبي
chatakůlnabouda
hyttebarak
maja
koliba
kofi
小屋
오두막
būda
koča
hydda
กระท่อม
túp lều
hut
[hʌt] N (= shed) → cobertizo m; (= small house) → cabaña f; (= hovel) → barraca f, choza f (Mil) → barracón m, barraca fmountain hut → albergue m de montaña
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hut
[hʌt] n (primitive dwelling) → capanna; (in mountains) → baita, rifugio (Mil) → baracca; (shed) → capannoCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hut
(hat) noun a small house or shelter, usually made of wood.
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hut
→ كُوخٌ bouda hytte Hütte καλύβα cabaña maja hutte koliba capanna 小屋 오두막 hut hytte chata cabana хижина hydda กระท่อม kulübe túp lều 小屋Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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