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quake Definition

quake (kwāk)

intransitive verb quaked, quak·ing

  1. to tremble or shake, as the ground does in an earthquake
  2. to shudder or shiver, as from fear or cold

Etymology: ME quaken < OE cwacian

noun

  1. a shaking or tremor
  2. an earthquake, moonquake, etc.

quake Synonyms

quake

n.

quake Synonyms

quake

v.

quake Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: I was going to write a guide to playing Quake over the net for all you people who haven't tried it already.
  • cause: Here you must explain ALL the factors that caused the 1995 quake to happen.
  • do: My flesh creeps, and my body all does quake, When I think on't, I cannot sleep in peace!
  • follow: On the days following the quake, we had a pretty ' normal ' time all things considered.
  • make: People with no strength other than the secret strength of the poem have made tyranny quake.

Converse of subject

affect: No World Vision programs were directly affected by the quake.

Adjective modifier

  • powerful: It was the most powerful quake to hit the region in five decades.
  • strong: State radio described it as the strongest quake to hit Taiwan in decades.
  • major: In the most recent major quake in an urban area in the USA, in San Francisco, only a handful died.
  • large: In the past few months, the Japanese public had grown increasingly nervous about the possibility of a large quake.
  • devastating: The public has the right to expect this level of response to devastating quakes.

Modifies a noun

  • survivor: Indonesian quake survivors pray at a temporary shelter in Klaten, central Java, May 29, 2006.
  • victim: British quake victim was boy, 12 20-10-2005 The first known British victim of the devastating earthquake in Pakistan was a 12-year-old boy.
  • disaster: SIR - The recent tragedy of the Asian quake disaster has undoubtedly touched everyone's hearts.
  • war: Enemy Territory: Quake Wars has been officially announced.

Noun used with modifier

  • magnitude: Contrast that to less technologically complex parts of Turkey, Iran, China, or Central or South America hit by similar magnitude quakes.
  • earth: Below is the chart for the terrible earth quake.
  • mountain: In Nahum he is the great avenger before whom the mountains quake, but a stronghold and a refuge to his own.

Preposition: of

magnitude: In 1970 around 70,000 people were killed and 600,000 left homeless by a quake of the same magnitude.

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