1. Having had the shell removed; stripped of its outer covering
The shelled peanuts were ready to eat.
Os amendoins descascados estavam prontos para comer.
2. Past tense of shell: to bombard with artillery or gunfire
The city was shelled throughout the night.
A cidade foi bombardeada durante toda a noite.
3. To have removed the shell or husk from nuts, seeds, or shellfish
She shelled the oysters carefully.
Ela descascou as ostras com cuidado.