shake

A1
Pronunciation
/ˈʃeɪk/
Noun
13 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head.
2 Definition

A milkshake.

3 Definition

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

4 Definition

Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.

5 Definition

(building material) A thin shingle.

6 Definition

A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.

7 Definition

A fissure in rock or earth.

8 Definition

A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.

9 Definition

Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)

10 Definition

One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.

11 Definition

A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.

12 Definition

A shook of staves and headings.

13 Definition

The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.

Verb
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

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

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

Example Sentences
  • Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no".
3 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • to shake fruit down from a tree
4 Definition

To disturb emotionally; to shock.

Synonyms
traumatize
Example Sentences
  • He was shaken by what had happened.
5 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • I can't shake the feeling that I forgot something.
6 Definition

To move from side to side.

Synonyms
shiver tremble
Example Sentences
  • She shook with grief.
7 Definition

(usually as "shake on") To shake hands.

Example Sentences
  • OK, let's shake on it.
8 Definition

To dance.

Example Sentences
  • She was shaking it on the dance floor.
9 Definition

To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.

Example Sentences
  • to shake a note in music
10 Definition

To threaten to overthrow.

Example Sentences
  • The experience shook my religious belief.
11 Definition

To be agitated; to lose firmness.