shake

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/ˈʃeɪk/

verb 5noun 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

brisk, good, vigorous

The dog gave itself a vigorous shake after jumping out of the pool.

little, slight

mental

She took a mental shake before walking into the difficult meeting.

rueful

She gave a rueful shake of her head when she realized she'd forgotten her keys again.

VERB + SHAKE

give sb/sth

PREP

with a ~ | ~ of

PHRASES

a shake of your/the head

(verb.) object/person

ADV

roughly, vigorously, violently

The dog shook itself roughly after jumping out of the pond.

gently, slightly

well

Her hands shook badly when she received the news about the accident.

suddenly | physically

PREP

The dog shook itself by vigorously moving its whole body after swimming.

(verb.) your head

ADV

just, merely, only, simply

When I told her the news, she just shook her head and walked away.

from side to side

PREP

My teacher shook her head at my messy handwriting and asked me to rewrite it.

The old house shook in the violent storm last night.

(verb.) sb's hand

ADV

firmly, vigorously | warmly

PHRASES

shake sb by the hand

When the mayor arrived at the school, she shook every student by the hand.

PHRASAL VERBS shake sb/sth off

ADV

completely, fully | quickly

easily

She couldn't easily shake the feeling of anxiety that had stayed with her all day.

off

VERB + SHAKE

can't/couldn't (seem to)

She couldn't shake the feeling that something bad was going to happen.

seem to | try to

Definitions

verb

To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

The earthquake shook the building.

He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.

To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.

Shaking his head, he kept repeating “No, no, no”.

I became alſo a reproch vnto them: when they looked vpon me, they ſhaked their heads.

To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.

to shake fruit down from a tree

[…]Shake off the golden ſlumber of repoſe;[…]

To disturb emotionally; to shock.

Her father’s death shook her terribly.

He was shaken by what had happened.

To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).

I can’t shake the feeling that I forgot something.

noun

The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.

The cat gave the mouse a shake.

She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head.

A twitch, a spasm, a tremor.

And when the princely Perſean Diadem, Shall ouerweigh his wearie witleſſe head, And fall like mellowed fruit, with ſhakes of death, In faire Perſea noble Tamburlain Shall be my Regent, and remaine as King:

A dance popular in the 1960s in which the head, limbs, and body are shaken.

The snake did the frug, the monkey did the shake. The crowd, mostly young couples, tourists and kids, loved it.

A milkshake.

A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — causing to move repeatedly from side to side

noun — a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

noun — grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an i

noun — a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone

trill

noun — frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ic

milkshake

noun — building material used as siding or roofing

shingle

verb — move with or as if with a tremor

didder

verb — stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

stimulate
excite
stir

verb — move back and forth or sideways

verb — move or cause to move back and forth

agitate

verb — shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively

judder

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

shake a leg

To get busy; to get going; to be productive.

Shake a leg! We haven't got all day.

shake up

To agitate by shaking.

If you shake up a can of cola and then open it, you get an explosion.

shake the pagoda tree

To find a source of easy enrichment; to become absurdly rich in a short time period.

more than you can shake a stick at

Alternative form of more than one can shake a stick at.

shake out

To agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.

Tasks needed to complete Crossrail: [...] Trial run the Class 345s over many thousands of miles on the completed railway to shake out any problems and ensure the highest levels of

Example Bank

The earthquake shook the building.

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He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.

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Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and now seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's he

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The cat gave the mouse a shake.

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She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, shake is marked as idiomatic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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