SHAKE
\ʃˈe͡ɪk], \ʃˈeɪk], \ʃ_ˈeɪ_k]\
Definitions of SHAKE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
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reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement
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bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
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undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
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shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!"
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move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
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move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
By Princeton University
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get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
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stir the feelings or emotions of; "These stories shook the community"
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reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement
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bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
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undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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obs. p. p. of Shake.
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To cause to move with quick or violent vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to make to tremble or shiver; to agitate.
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Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of.
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To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake a note in music.
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To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter.
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The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation.
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A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly.
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A fissure in rock or earth.
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A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
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One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
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A shook of staves and headings.
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To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion; to rid one's self of; - generally with an adverb, as off, out, etc.; as, to shake fruit down from a tree.
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The redshank; - so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
By Oddity Software
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obs. p. p. of Shake.
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To cause to move with quick or violent vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to make to tremble or shiver; to agitate.
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Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of.
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To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake a note in music.
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To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter.
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The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation.
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A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly.
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A fissure in rock or earth.
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A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
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One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
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A shook of staves and headings.
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To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion; to rid one's self of; - generally with an adverb, as off, out, etc.; as, to shake fruit down from a tree.
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The redshank; - so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
By Noah Webster.
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To cause to shiver; move with a quick, short motion; to move from a firm position; as, to shake one's faith; in music, give a quivering note to.
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To tremble or quake.
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Shook.
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Shaken.
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Shaking.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Shaking.
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Concussion; rapid motion one way and another; agitation; a motion of hands clasped; a trill.
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To agitate; to make to totter or tremble; to cause to shiver; to drive off or away; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver or doubt; to trill. To shake hands, to agree or contract with; to join hands at meeting or parting. To shake off, to drive off.
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To be agitated; to tremble; to shiver; to totter.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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To move with quick, short motions: to agitate: to make to tremble: to threaten to overthrow: to cause to waver: to make afraid: to give a tremulous note to.
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To be agitated: to tremble: to shiver: to lose firmness:-pa.t. shook, (B.) shaked; pa.p. shaken.
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A rapid tremulous motion: a trembling or shivering: a concussion: a rent in timber, rock, etc.: (music) a rapid repetition of two notes.
By Daniel Lyons
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A vibratory motion.
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To agitate; cause to tremble or waver; make afraid; trill.
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To be agitated; tremble; waver.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To move rapidly to and fro or up and down; agitate; jolt; wave; tremble; trill.
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To weaken; impair; shatter.
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A shaking; agitation; vibration; jolt.
By James Champlin Fernald
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A rapid motion one way and another; agitation; a trembling or shivering; motion of the hands when clasped in salutation; in music, the rapid up and down movement of the voice when dwelling on any particular note, but always within the compass of a tone; a fissure or rent in timber.
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To cause to move with short rapid vibrations; to give a wavering or trembling motion to; to throw or drive, followed by down, from, or off; to threaten to overthrow; to cause to waver or doubt; to lose firmness; to tremble; to totter; to shiver.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. A vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and the other; agitation;-a concussion; a shock;-a severe trial or strain of the system by acute disease ;-a motion given and received of clasped hands;-a rapid alternation of two tones on contiguous degrees of the staff; a trill.
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