shake

[shake]

Move or cause to move back and forth

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obs. p. p. of Shake.

Noun
causing to move repeatedly from side to side

Noun
reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement

Noun
grasping and shaking a person''s hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

Noun
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

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frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream

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Noun
building material used as siding or roofing

Verb
move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"

Verb
undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"

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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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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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stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

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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"

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shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering"

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get rid of; "I couldn''t shake the car that was following me"


obs. p. p. of Shake.

v.
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.

v.
Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of.

v.
To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake a note in music.

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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.

v. i.
To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter.

n.
The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation.

n.
A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly.

n.
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.

n.
One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.

n.
A shook of staves and headings.

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The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.

Shake

Shake , obs. p. p. of Shake. Chaucer.

Shake

Shake, v. t. [imp. Shook ; p. p. Shaken , (Shook, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Shaking.] [OE. shaken, schaken, AS. scacan, sceacan; akin to Icel. & Sw. skaka, OS. skakan, to depart, to flee. &root;161. Cf. Shock, v.] 1. 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.
As a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels That shake heaven's basis.
2. Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of.
When his doctrines grew too strong to be shook by his enemies, they persecuted his reputation.
Thy equal fear that my firm faith and love Can by his fraud be shaken or seduced.
3. (Mus.) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake a note in music. 4. 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.
Shake off the golden slumber of repose.
'Tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age.
I could scarcely shake him out of my company.
To shake a cask (Naut.), to knock a cask to pieces and pack the staves. -- To shake hands, to perform the customary act of civility by clasping and moving hands, as an expression of greeting, farewell, good will, agreement, etc. -- To shake out a reef (Naut.), to untile the reef points and spread more canvas. -- To shake the bells. See under Bell. -- To shake the sails (Naut.), to luff up in the wind, causing the sails to shiver. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Shake

Shake, v. i. To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter.
Under his burning wheels The steadfast empyrean shook throughout, All but the throne itself of God.
What danger? Who 's that that shakes behind there?
Shaking piece, a name given by butchers to the piece of beef cut from the under side of the neck. See Illust. of Beef.

Shake

Shake , n. 1. The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation.
The great soldier's honor was composed Of thicker stuff, which could endure a shake.
Our salutations were very hearty on both sides, consisting of many kind shakes of the hand.
2. A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly. Gwilt. 3. A fissure in rock or earth. 4. (Mus.) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill. 5. (Naut.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart. Totten. 6. A shook of staves and headings. Knight. 7. (Zo'94l.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground. [Prov. Eng.] No great shakes, of no great importance. [Slang] Byron. -- The shakes, the fever and ague. [Colloq. U.S.]

obs. p. p. of Shake.

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.

To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter.

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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Usage Examples

I started running outside when I was at 'Biggest Loser.' Then I got runner's knee, and thought I was never going to be able to shake it. When I overcame that and ran the L.A. Marathon, it was such an amazing thing, and now running is such a part of my routine.

Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.

I have a loyalty that runs in my bloodstream, when I lock into someone or something, you can't get me away from it because I commit that thoroughly. That's in friendship, that's a deal, that's a commitment. Don't give me paper - I can get the same lawyer who drew it up to break it. But if you shake my hand, that's for life.

The great gift of Easter is hope - Christian hope which makes us have that confidence in God, in his ultimate triumph, and in his goodness and love, which nothing can shake.

Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, 'Shake well before using.' That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable.

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up, and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable - a most sacred right - a right, which we hope and believe, is to liberate the world.

Dancing and running shake up the chemistry of happiness.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I admit I can't shake the idea that there is virtue in suffering, that there is a sort of psychic economy, whereby if you embrace success, happiness and comfort, these things have to be paid for.

Anyone who said he wasn't afraid during the civil rights movement was either a liar or without imagination. I was scared all the time. My hands didn't shake but inside I was shaking.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

I went nearly 30 years without being able to really seriously entertain marriage or a family. In fact, the word 'marriage' would actually give me a shake when it was brought up.

I'm a total protein shake junkie nerd. I get creative every morning - you never know what you're gonna get in my shake... fruit? Peanut butter? Ice-cream?

It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that, then to actually read the Communist manifesto and things like that and actually become involved in politics.

I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ass and shake it.