shook
/สสk/IPA: /SH UH1 K/
- 1
A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
- 2
The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.
Synonyms
- 1
To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook.
- 1
To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
โHe shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.โ
- 2
To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.
โShaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no".โ
- 3
To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
โto shake fruit down from a treeโ
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To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
โI can't shake the feeling that I forgot something.โ
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(usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
โOK, let's shake on it.โ
- 8
To dance.
โShe was shaking it on the dance floor.โ
- 9
To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
โto shake a note in musicโ
- 10
To threaten to overthrow.
โThe experience shook my religious belief.โ
- 11
To be agitated; to lose firmness.
Synonyms
- 1
Shaken up; rattled; shocked or surprised.
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