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Noun shake has 6 senses
- shingle, shake - building material used as siding or roofing
--1 is a kind of building material
- milkshake, milk shake, shake - frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
--2 is a kind of drink
--2 has particulars: eggshake; frappe; malted, malt, malted milk
- trill, shake - a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
--3 is a kind of note, musical note, tone
- handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp - grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
--4 is a kind of acknowledgment, acknowledgement
- tremble, shiver, shake - reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement
--5 is a kind of reflex, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
- wag, waggle, shake - causing to move repeatedly from side to side
--6 is a kind of agitation
Verb shake has 9 senses
- shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
--1 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
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- shake, didder - move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"
--2 is one way to move involuntarily, move reflexively
Sample sentences:
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- judder, shake - shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering"
--3 is one way to vibrate
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- rock, sway, shake - move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
--4 is one way to move back and forth
Sample sentences:
The crowds shake in the streets
The streets shake with crowds
- shake - undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
--5 is one way to weaken
Sample sentence:
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- stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
--6 is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Sample sentences:
The performance is likely to shake Sue
The bad news will shake him
- shake, shake off, throw off, escape from - get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
--7 is one way to escape, get away, break loose
Sample sentences:
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- shake - bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
--8 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
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- shake - shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!"
--9 is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion
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