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Shake
1. To clasp (hands) in greeting or leave-taking or as a sign of agreement. You
should shake hands are agree to settle the problem.
2. To cause to move to a fro with jerky movements. She would shake when she
thought of the child's death.
3. To disturb or agitate; unnerve. She was shaken by the news of the disaster.
4. Earthquake. The quake occurred at 10 and caused the whole house to shake.
5. A rough shingle used to cover building. The roof on our home is covered with
cedar shakes.
6. To escape from or get rid of. We managed to shake our pursuers.
7. Uncontrollable trembling, as in a person who is cold, frightened, feverish,
or ill. She will shake in the extreme cold weather.
8. A beverage in which the ingredients are mixed by shaking. The girls enjoyed
a vanilla milkshake.
9. To free oneself of; get rid of. We managed to shake off our fear.
10. To subject to a drastic rearrangement or reorganization, The new management
is bent on shaking up the company.
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