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Shake means to move with short quick motions, to combine by vibrating or to emotionally upset. (verb)

An example of to shake is to combine oil and vinegar in a jar by moving the jar quickly up and down, to shake the jar.
An example of to shake is for a severe car accident to make someone afraid to drive, to shake up.

A shake is the act of moving from side to side, or a drink where the ingredients are moved from side to side to blend together. (noun)

An example of a shake is the action a baby takes with a rattle.
An example of a shake is a frappucino.

See shake in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See shake in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(shāk)

verb shook shook (sho͝ok), shak·en (shāˈkən), shak·ing, shakes

verb, transitive

To cause to move to and fro with jerky movements.
To cause to quiver, tremble, vibrate, or rock.
To cause to lose stability or waver: a crisis that shook my deepest beliefs.
To remove or dislodge by jerky movements: shook the dust from the cushions.
a. To bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking: “It is not easy to shake one's heart free of the impression” (John Middleton Murry).
b. Slang To get rid of: couldn't shake the man who was following us.
To disturb or agitate; unnerve: She was shaken by the news of the disaster.
To brandish or wave, especially in anger: shake one's fist.
To clasp (hands) in greeting or leave-taking or as a sign of agreement.
Music To trill (a note).
Games To rattle and mix (dice) before casting.

verb, intransitive

To move to and fro in short, irregular, often jerky movements.
To tremble, as from cold or in anger.
To be unsteady; totter or waver.
To move something vigorously up and down or from side to side, as in mixing.
Music To trill.
To shake hands: Let's shake on it.

noun

The act of shaking.
A trembling or quivering movement.
Informal An earthquake.
a. A fissure in rock.
b. A crack in timber caused by wind or frost.
Informal A moment or instant; a trice: I'll do it in a shake.
Music A trill.
a. See milk shake.
b. A beverage in which the ingredients are mixed by shaking.
A rough shingle used to cover rustic buildings, such as barns: cedar shakes.
shakes Informal Uncontrollable trembling, as in a person who is cold, frightened, feverish, or ill. Often used with the: was suffering from a bad case of the shakes.
Slang A bargain or deal: getting a fair shake.

Phrasal Verbs: shake down Slang To extort money from. Slang To make a thorough search of: shook down the prisoners' cells for hidden weapons. To subject (a new ship or aircraft) to shakedown testing. To become acclimated or accustomed, as to a new environment or a new job. shake off To free oneself of; get rid of: We shook off our fears. shake up To upset by or as if by a physical jolt or shock: was badly shaken up by the accident. To subject to a drastic rearrangement or reorganization: new management bent on shaking up the company.

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