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shake English

Meaning shake meaning

What does shake mean?
Definitions in simple English

shake Verb

— To shake is to move from side to side many times quickly. She shook the bottle to mix the drink.

shake Noun

— A shake is a type of beverage. They were known for their shakes. — A shake is when something shakes.

shake

— verb move or cause to move back and forth The chemist shook the flask vigorously My hands were shaking — verb move with or as if with a tremor his hands shook — verb (= judder) shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively The old engine was juddering — verb undermine or cause to waver my faith has been shaken The bad news shook her hopes — verb (= rock, sway) move back and forth or sideways the ship was rocking the tall building swayed She rocked back and forth on her feet — verb (= stir) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of These stories shook the community the civil war shook the country — verb get rid of I couldn't shake the car that was following me — verb 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 — verb 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! — noun (= shingle) building material used as siding or roofing — noun (= trill) a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it — noun grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) — noun (= milkshake) frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream — noun (= tremble) a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement — noun (= wag) causing to move repeatedly from side to side

Synonyms shake synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as shake?

shake English » English

tremble shiver rock sway quiver move swing wave quake vibrate jolt shudder stir agitate wobble wag shock stagger rattle shake up oscillate jar wiggle toss brandish waggle tremor shaking joggle waver trill totter jiggle flutter bump vibration quaver nod jerk excite disturb convulse beat shake off roll handshake cause to tremble upset stimulate sift

Topics shake topics

What do people use shake to talk about?
Physical actions Posture

Move a part of the body
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move back and forth
Universe, creation World Land

Earthquake
Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Fever
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Shock
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Afraid
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble
Daily life Sleep

Wake up
Work and occupation Working with buildings

Building materials
Physical actions Move something Carry

Shake
Language and thought Think Opinion

Agree with someone
Person Healthy Sick

Recover from sickness
Language and thought Want Request

Refuse to do something
Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Confident
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Angry
Language and thought Communication Say Speak with others

Greet
Physical actions Move Pursue

Escape
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Yes

No, not

Conjugation shake conjugation

How do you conjugate shake?

shake · verb

Examples shake examples

How do I use shake in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Shake hands with him.
He refused to shake hands.
Please shake before opening.
As soon as he felt his house shake, he rushed out into the garden.
I felt the house shake.
Let's shake hands and be friends.
Shake before using.
Did you feel the earth shake last night?
Why don't we shake on it?
Let's shake on it.
Did you feel the earth shake just now?
I felt the floor shake.
I felt the earth shake.
We've got to shake him up.
She stepped forward to shake his hand.
We felt the house shake.
Feeling the house shake, I ran out into the street.
Feeling the house shake, I ran outside.
Please shake hands.
It's hard to shake the smoking habit.
Shake the medicine bottle before use.
In an earthquake, the ground can shake up and down, or back and forth.

Movie subtitles

Yeah, well, I couldn't shake your hand with my foot, or. but you don't want that.
Bugle Funerals, where life and death shake hands.
It's like a place where life and death shake hands.
Bugle Funerals, where life and death shake hands. This is Warren.
Shake hands before you change your mind again.
Would you shake on it?
Well, we did shake hands.
We must shake on that.
Their famous chocolate shake?
A chocolate shake and a double mocha with hot cream.
Why Don't We Agree To Find The Will, Read It,Shake Hands, Wash Our Hands And Go On With Our Lives?
SO, YOU REFUSE TO SHAKE HANDS WITH ME, EH?
Are you gonna stand there and shake a blond out your pantlegs?
A Manhattan you shake to a foxtrot.
Let's shake on it.
Let the house shake!
Shake hands afore you change your mind again.
Shake a leg.
Shake and go to the head of your class.
Come on Fred, shake out of it.
So, you refuse to shake hands with me, eh?
The dry martini you always shake to waltz time.
Shake the bodies a little.
Come on, shake your feet.
Why did you shake his hand?
I saw them shake hands.
SO THAT YOU CAN SHAKE DOWN THIS MILLIONAIRE KID MILES. BUT FAIR IS FAIR, ROSS. WE CAME UP WITH A WAY TO GET TO HIM FIRST.
Don't even shake hands with him.
Unless you shake both of them.
Don't shake, we're safe here.
Come on, everybody shake a leg, let's all dance.
You refused to shake hands once.
I'll see if I can shake this guy.
Shake your head, you'll be all right.
I'll make a scandal to shake this rattler off its tracks.

News and current affairs

Nothing seems able to shake them.
So is economics in need of a major shake-up?
This tight budget is supposed to force shake-ups in UN management.
What Chinese officials desire is a capitalist stock market without the possibility of large losses that can shake confidence in the CCP's credibility and control.
Though still in its infancy, the internet has shown that it has the power to shake China loose from its stagnant, isolated and repressive past.
Enron bosses will be humiliated; other bosses will (in private) shake their heads at the scale of these purges.
They will gradually reorient their growth models to make them more sustainable - an effort that occasional bouts of global financial-market instability will shake, but not derail.
That is enough to shake asset prices worldwide.
Unprincipled politics, cults of violence, communal rage, and macabre killings of religious minorities have all combined to shake people's faith in the political system's viability.
But what can shake Japan's political class out of its silence?
Just as Lula's 2002 election signified a sea of change in a highly class-conscious, socially stratified society, Silva's election would shake up the racial order in a country - and indeed continent - where racism has not been eradicated.
A cabinet shake-up this week points to President Kim's recognition that much more needs to be done.
The time has not yet come to shake hands and part company.
I thus had to publicly shake hands with the head of the political police.
If Iran is successful in its plan to acquire nuclear weapons, its leaders could shake the Middle East and encourage more extremism and violence.
The question now is whether Northeast Asia's Big Three leaders can overcome old positions, shake hands, and get serious about regional diplomacy.
After presidential debates in the United States or Britain, the contenders, who may have been accusing each other of the most unforgivable of sins, shake hands vigorously and give each other genial and encouraging smiles.
Comparisons to Nazi-era Europe do nothing to reassure a community that, despite all of the major historical differences between then and now, cannot quite shake the feeling that it is dancing on the rim of a volcano.
It turns out that in Latin America, elections really do shake things up.
Can the British exit threat shake Europe to its senses and make the United Kingdom's effort to reform institutions more likely to succeed, or to make Europe a more stable polity?
In today's world, they must be low enough for us to shake our neighbor's hand, understand his problems as we do our own, and find feasible solutions.
You can only shake your head at the decline in Germans' historical awareness, given that neither Thatcher nor Bismarck has ever been a role model for Germany's European policy, and for good reason!
One cannot shake the impression that the European soul of this government is devoured by angst.
Russians remember that when Stalin felt that things were getting too quiet, he would shake people up with a purge.
But Ozawa remains combative, hinting that the two sides are engaged in a grudge match - and knowing that his faction can intervene through the ruling DPJ to shake up the personnel, budget, and operations of the prosecutor's office.

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