Synonym: bounce, bump, jar, jerk, jolt, pump, quaver, quiver, rock, shiver, sway, tremble, twitch, vibrate. Similar words: shake up, shake off, shade, shark, sharp, shared, a share, shallow. Meaning: [ʃeɪk] n. 1. building material used as siding or roofing 2. frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream 3. a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it 4. grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) 5. a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement 6. causing to move repeatedly from side to side. v. 1. move or cause to move back and forth 2. move with or as if with a tremor 3. shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively 4. move back and forth or sideways 5. undermine or cause to waver 6. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of 7. get rid of 8. bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking 9. shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state.
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(181) The town needs a feisty, right-wing tabloid to shake it up, to have a debate.
(182) Replace lid and shake well, then mix in the chives.
(183) The betting industry needs to shake off its dowdy appearance and attract customers who will still be customers in the 21st century.
(184) It wells up her perfectly tanned throat and finally she starts to shake, honey blonde hair cascading over slim shoulders.
(185) Others peeled off from the procession to shake the hands of Oklahoma City firefighters along the route.
(186) They may have been feeling ill for some time, and trying to shake off their fears as well as their symptoms.
(187) She believes some people will vote Labour to shake up the Conservatives and make them reconsider their policies.
(188) Now he gave it one last violent shake for luck.
(189) If I am alone in a room, I get so frightened I start to shake.
(190) The old man wobbled and stumbled backwards, wagging his head as if he were trying to shake something out of it.
(191) Method: Funnel the grapeseed oil into a dark glass bottle, add the essential oils and shake well.
(192) He would mysteriously shake so badly sometimes that old-timers recommended a large brandy.
(193) So I thought, a little push, a little shove, a little something extra to shake it loose.
(194) I'd never seen men hold each other. I thought the only things they were allowed to do was shake hands or fight. Rita Mae Brown
(195) At 4 a. m., he drinks a protein shake with four more dietary supplements and six amino acids.
(196) Resolved to take fate by the throat and shake a living out of her. Louisa May Alcott
(197) Best of all, their own old gentleman was there, and he came across to shake their hands.
(198) His hand came out and took hold of her ankle, gave it a squeeze and a shake.
(199) The recent massacre in Acteal has forced the government to shake off its stupor, at least for a while.
(200) Experimental details and literature examples are given for Soxhlet extraction, sonication and shake flask. Sentencedict.com
(201) Shake the stair banisters and rail - are they loose?
(202) He says at one point he wanted to shake Beate into anger.
(203) Dredge plantain slices in seasoned flour and shake off excess.
(204) Fool! she chastised herself, giving herself a shake as the buzzer on the microwave announced that the chicken was ready.
(205) As far as I was concerned, it was time to shake our toes and get cracking.
(206) A cluster of people, all anxious to shake his hand, formed around the speaker.
(207) I shake it a bit and hear a rattling, so I look inside.
(208) Something about his smarmy attitude makes me want to shake him so hard his collarbone breaks.
(209) When he saw me, he leaned on his shovel until I was near enough to shake hands.
(210) In an attempt to shake me off, his elbow smashed into my face, breaking my nose and a canine tooth.