Shake

  • 51shake — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, vigorous ▪ Give the tablecloth a good shake before putting it away. ▪ firm ▪ violent ▪ …

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  • 52shake-up — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, major, massive ▪ complete, wholesale (BrE), wide ranging ▪ controversial …

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  • 53shake — {{11}}shake (n.) late 14c., from SHAKE (Cf. shake) (v.). As a type of instantaneous action, it is recorded from 1816. Phrase fair shake honest deal is attested from 1830, Amer.Eng. The shakes nervous agitation is from 1620s. Shakeout business… …

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  • 54shake — 1. verb 1) the whole building shook Syn: vibrate, tremble, quiver, quake, shiver, shudder, jiggle, wobble, rock, sway; convulse 2) she shook the bottle Syn: jiggle …

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  • 55shake — [[t]ʃeɪk[/t]] v. shook, shak•en, shak•ing, n. 1) to move with short, quick, vibratory movements 2) pat to tremble with emotion, cold, etc 3) to become dislodged and fall (often fol. by off) 4) to move something, esp. in a bottle or container,… …

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  • 56shake — 01. Can you [shake] the tablecloth off outside? It s covered with crumbs. 02. Make sure you [shake] the salad dressing well before you use it. 03. I hate it when wet dogs [shake] themselves off next to me. 04. Zoe just [shook] her head when I… …

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  • 57shake — verb (past shook; past participle shaken) 1》 tremble or vibrate or cause to do so.     ↘tremble uncontrollably with strong emotion. 2》 move forcefully or quickly up and down or to and fro.     ↘remove from something by shaking.     ↘brandish in… …

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  • 58shake*/*/*/ — [ʃeɪk] (past tense shook [ʃʊk] ; past participle shaken [ˈʃeɪkən] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to make lots of quick small movements up and down, or from side to side, or to make someone or something do this Houses shook as a bomb exploded in the… …

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  • 59Shaké — Les Shakés sont un groupe ethnique minoritaire gabonais. On les retrouve dans l Ogooué Ivindo (Booué) et dans l Ogooué Lolo (Lastourville). Bonjour en Shaké se dit : Wè Wagha et on répond : nè wè . Plusieurs gabonais ne connaissent pas… …

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  • 60shake — Synonyms and related words: Bebung, abandon, abate, accost, address, affright, age, agitate, agitating, agitation, alarm, alcoholic drink, all overs, anthem, aphonia, appall, artificial voice, assault, attenuate, avoid, awe, ballad, be cold, beam …

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