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| 1. | [ verb ] move or cause to move quickly back and forth | |
| Synonyms: | agitate | |
| Examples: | "The chemist shook the flask vigorously" "My hands were shaking" |
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| Related terms: | move jiggle convulse jactitate tremble rattle fan shake_up tremor sparge concuss palpitate fluff_up convulse wag | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move with or as if with a tremor | |
| Synonyms: | tremble didder | |
| Examples: | "his hands shook" "My legs trembled when I went onstage" |
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| Related terms: | move_involuntarily tremble | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (British) shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively | |
| Synonyms: | judder | |
| Examples: | "The old engine was juddering" |
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| Related terms: | vibrate UK | |
| 4. | [ verb ] move back and forth in an unstable manner | |
| Synonyms: | rock sway | |
| Examples: | "the ship was rocking" "the tall building swayed" "the tree shook in the wind" |
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| Related terms: | move_back_and_forth totter swag roll nutate rock wag rocking_chair rock | |
| 5. | [ verb ] undermine or cause to waver | |
| Examples: | "my faith has been shaken" "The bad news shook her hopes" |
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| Related terms: | weaken | |
| 6. | [ verb ] stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of | |
| Synonyms: | stir stimulate excite shake_up | |
| Examples: | "These stories shook the community" "the civil war shook the country" |
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| Related terms: | arouse frighten inspire tempt thrill arouse elate fuel tickle agitate excitement stir | |
| 7. | [ verb ] bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking | |
| Examples: | "He was shaken from his dreams" "shake the salt out of the salt shaker" |
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| Related terms: | change | |
| 8. | [ verb ] get rid of | |
| Synonyms: | escape_from shake_off throw_off | |
| Examples: | "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" |
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| Related terms: | escape | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 18444 | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (music) a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it | |
| Synonyms: | trill | |
| Related terms: | note warble | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (food) frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream | |
| Synonyms: | milk_shake milkshake | |
| Related terms: | drink malted frappe eggshake | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement | |
| Synonyms: | shiver tremble | |
| Related terms: | reflex tremble | |
| 13. | [ noun ] building material used as siding or roofing | |
| Synonyms: | shingle | |
| Related terms: | building_material shingle | |
| 14. | [ verb ] shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state | |
| Examples: | "shake one's head" "She shook her finger at the naguhty students" "The old enemies shook hands" "Don't shake your fist at me!" |
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| Related terms: | gesticulate handshake | |
| 15. | [ noun ] grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | |
| Synonyms: | handshaking handclasp handshake | |
| Related terms: | acknowledgment contract shake_hands | |
| 16. | [ noun ] causing to move repeatedly from side to side | |
| Synonyms: | waggle wag | |
| Related terms: | agitation rock wag | |
| Similar spelling: |
shock Shockey shack Shake shuck Shows shoji shogi shoes shako shaky Shick sheik Shakia sheika shiksa Shaikh shikse Shouse shucks sheikh sheikha Shawgo Sook |
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