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Verb (used without object)
Verb (used with object)
to move (something or its support or container) to and fro or up and down with short, quick, forcible movements
to grasp (someone or something) firmly in an attempt to move or rouse by, or as by, vigorous movement to and fro
Noun
shakes, ( used with a singular verb ) Informal . a state or spell of trembling, as caused by fear, fever, cold, etc. (usually prec. by the ).
Carpentry . a shingle or clapboard formed by splitting a short log into a number of tapered radial sections with a hatchet.
Verb phrases
shake down,
- to cause to descend by shaking; bring down.
- to cause to settle.
- to condition; test
- to shake down a ship.
- Informal . to extort money from.
- Slang . to search (someone), esp. to detect concealed weapons.
Idioms
no great shakes
- Informal . of no particular ability; unimportant; common
- As opera companies go, this one is no great shakes.
shake a leg
- Informal .
- to hurry up; get a move on
- You'd better shake a leg or we'll miss the first act.
- to dance.
Synonyms
verb
- agitate , brandish , bump , chatter , churn , commove , concuss , convulse , discompose , disquiet , disturb , dither , dodder , flap , flicker , flit , flitter , flourish , fluctuate , flutter , jar , jerk , jog , joggle , jolt , jounce , move , oscillate , palpitate , perturb , quail , quake , quaver , rattle , reel , rock , roil , ruffle , set in motion , shimmer , shimmy , shiver , shudder , stagger , stir up , succuss , sway , swing , totter , tremor , twitter , upset , vibrate , waggle , water , wave , whip , wobble , appall , bother , consternate , daunt , dismay , distress , frighten , horrify , impair , intimidate , knock props out , make waves , throw , throw a curve , undermine , unnerve , unsettle , unstring , weaken , worry , jiggle , quiver , tremble , dislocate , displace , shift , clear , disburden , disembarrass , disencumber , release , relieve , shake off , throw off , unburden , elude , evade , slip , distract , flurry , fluster , toss , shock , avoid , drink , free , hustle , jostle , pulsate , remove , startle , stir , trill , waver
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