"shellac" meaning in All languages combined

See shellac on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ʃəˈlæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shellac.wav [UK] Forms: shellac [singular], shellacs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Shellac is a processed substance from the Coccus lacca and is used in polishes, varnishes etc.
    Sense id: simple-shellac-en-noun-z4YCUDSs

Verb [English]

IPA: /ʃəˈlæk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shellac.wav [UK] Forms: shellac [canonical], shellacs [third-person, singular], shellacked [past], shellacked [past, participle], shellacking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|shellac|k}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you shellac something, you coat it with shellac.
    Sense id: simple-shellac-en-verb-9W4W5LFA
  2. {{transitive} (informal) If you shellac someone, you defeat them decisively.
    Sense id: simple-shellac-en-verb-1cajbtvM Categories (other): Colloquial
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