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- Dictionaryshake/ʃeɪk/
verb
- 1. (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate: "buildings shook in Sacramento and tremors were felt in Reno" Similar
- 2. move (an object) up and down or from side to side with rapid, forceful, jerky movements: "she stood in the hall and shook her umbrella" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of shaking: "she gave her red curls a shake" Similar
- 2. a fit of trembling or shivering: informal "I wouldn't go in there, it gives me the shakes" Similar
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to move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements, or to make something or someone do this: A young boy climbed into the apple tree and shook the branches so that the fruit fell down. Babies like toys that make a noise when they're shaken. The explosion shook buildings for miles around.
1. : to move irregularly to and fro. 2. : to vibrate especially as the result of a blow or shock. 3. : to tremble as a result of physical or emotional disturbance. shook with fear. 4. : to experience a state of instability : totter. 5. : to briskly move something to and fro or up and down especially in order to mix. 6. : to clasp hands. 7.
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!” see more. verb. move with or as if with a tremor. “his hands shook ” synonyms: didder. see more. verb. shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively.
Shake, quiver, tremble, vibrate refer to an agitated movement that, in living things, is often involuntary. To shake is to agitate more or less quickly, abruptly, and often unevenly so as to disturb the poise, stability, or equilibrium of a person or thing: a pole shaking under his weight.
SHAKE definition: 1. to make quick, short movements from side to side or up and down, or to make something or someone…. Learn more.
If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backwards and forwards or up and down. You can also shake a person, for example, because you are angry with them or because you want them to wake up.
1. to move or cause to move up and down or back and forth with short quick movements; vibrate. 2. to sway or totter or cause to sway or totter. 3. to clasp or grasp (the hand) of (a person) in greeting, agreement, etc: he shook John by the hand; he shook John's hand; they shook and were friends.
Definition of shake verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The car shook as it went over a bump.shake something out of/off/from something She shook the sand out of her shoes (=removed it by shaking).2body [intransitive]SHAKE if someone shakes, or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etcSYN tre...
noun. /ʃeɪk/ movement. [countable, usually singular] an act of shaking something or someone Give the bottle a good shake before opening. He dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head (= turning it from side to side to mean “no”). She gave him a shake to wake him. see handshake. Definitions on the go.
