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ALL meanings of shuttle

shut·tle
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  • noun shuttle a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound. 1
  • noun shuttle the sliding container that carries the lower thread in a sewing machine. 1
  • noun shuttle a public conveyance, as a train, airplane, or bus, that travels back and forth at regular intervals over a particular route, especially a short route or one connecting two transportation systems. 1
  • noun shuttle shuttlecock (def 1). 1
  • noun shuttle (often initial capital letter) space shuttle. 1
  • verb with object shuttle to cause (someone or something) to move to and fro or back and forth by or as if by a shuttle: They shuttled me all over the seventh floor. 1
  • verb without object shuttle to move to and fro: constantly shuttling between city and suburb. 1
  • noun shuttle bus: transports, two points 1
  • transitive verb shuttle transport: two points 1
  • noun shuttle transport between two cities 1
  • noun shuttle on a loom 1
  • noun shuttle part of a sewing machine 1
  • countable noun shuttle A shuttle is the same as a space shuttle. 0
  • countable noun shuttle A shuttle is a plane, bus, or train which makes frequent journeys between two places. 0
  • verb shuttle If someone or something shuttles or is shuttled from one place to another place, they frequently go from one place to the other. 0
  • countable noun shuttle A shuttle is a piece of equipment used in weaving. It takes a thread backwards and forwards over the other threads in order to make a piece of cloth. 0
  • noun shuttle a bobbin-like device used in weaving for passing the weft thread between the warp threads 0
  • noun shuttle a small bobbin-like device used to hold the thread in a sewing machine or in tatting, knitting, etc 0
  • noun shuttle a bus, train, aircraft, etc, that plies between two points, esp one that offers a frequent service over a short route 0
  • noun shuttle the movement between various countries of a diplomat in order to negotiate with rulers who refuse to meet each other 0
  • noun shuttle (as modifier) 0
  • verb shuttle to move or cause to move by or as if by a shuttle 0
  • noun shuttle an instrument containing a reel or spool of the woof thread, used in weaving to carry the thread back and forth between the warp threads 0
  • noun shuttle a smaller but similar thread holder used in tatting, etc. 0
  • noun shuttle a device that carries the lower thread back and forth in making a lock stitch on a sewing machine 0
  • noun shuttle any of several devices having a similar to-and-fro action 0
  • noun shuttle a traveling back and forth over an often short route, as by an airplane, train, bus, etc. 0
  • noun shuttle the route so traveled 0
  • noun shuttle a shuttle service offered by an airline, esp. one for which reservations are not required 0
  • noun shuttle an airplane, train, bus, etc. used in a shuttle 0
  • noun shuttle space shuttle 0
  • abbreviation SHUTTLE shuttlecock 0
  • verb transitive shuttle to move or go back and forth rapidly or frequently 0
  • verb transitive shuttle to move or go by or as by means of a shuttle 0
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