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shakedown Definition

shake·down (s̸hākdo̵un′)

noun

  1. a crude, makeshift bed, as a pallet of straw
  2. Slang an extortion of money, as by blackmail
  3. ☆ a thorough search of a person or place

adjective

for testing the performance or operational characteristics or acclimating the personnel

shakedown* Synonyms

shakedown*

n.

  1. Extortion

    exhortation, blackmail, badger game*, the squeeze*; see theft.

  2. Investigation

    inquiry, probe, purge; see examination 1.

shakedown Usage Examples

Preposition: for

  • neo-liberalism: Temporary Scroogle search World Zapatista Newswire Five years of Mexico's internal ' war on terror ' 27-07-2006 13:19 A tropical shakedown for neo-liberalism?

Adjective modifier

  • tropical: Temporary Scroogle search World Zapatista Newswire Five years of Mexico's internal ' war on terror ' 27-07-2006 13:19 A tropical shakedown for neo-liberalism?
  • great: The event was a great shakedown for the engine.

Modifies a noun

  • cruise: After a shakedown cruise to Bermuda, she operated out of New London until 1923.
  • test: Petter Solberg ( Subaru ) held fifth, a remarkable position considering the Norwegian crashed heavily in the final shakedown test yesterday morning.
  • dive: Dive Sites My logbook reveals the following: Barracuda Point ( 10.8m ) A shakedown dive & buoyancy check.
  • analysis: A general numerical approach for limit and shakedown analyzes has been developed and applied to the engineering design of materials and structures.
  • crew: I wonder if any of the guys are up for volunteering for the Euro-MARS shakedown crew?

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