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shack verb3. slang (orig. N. Amer.). L19.
[from SHACK noun3.]
verb intrans. Live in a shack. L19.
a. verb trans. Foll. by up: provide (esp. a lover) with accommodation or lodging; in pass., lodge, cohabit, (with a lover). E20.
D. Lodge Philip..is shacked up with Melanie at that address.
b. verb intrans. Obtain temporary accommodation or shelter; cohabit, esp. as lovers, set up house with. Usu. foll. by up. M20.
Comb.: shack-job, shack-up (an instance of) cohabitation; a partner in cohabitation, a lover.