shake off English

Meaning shake off meaning

What does shake off mean?

shake off

— verb (= shake) get rid of I couldn't shake the car that was following me

— verb (= shed) get rid of he shed his image as a pushy boss shed your clothes

Synonyms shake off synonyms

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

shake off English » English

throw off

get rid of

cast off

fling off

chuck off

shake

cast

shed

drop

brush off

agitate

toss off

throw away

throw

shake out

fling

repel

get rid

forsake

escape from

brush away

unlearn

toss away

toss aside

toss

throw aside

tap

take flight

stretch out

stampede

squeak through

squeak by

sprinkle

slough off

shrug off

shake loose

shake free from

shake down

remove

put on weight

push away

lift with leg

let drip-dry

leave off

lay off

lam

ignore

hurl

hightail it

get away from

Topics shake off topics

What do people use shake off to talk about?

Person Healthy Sick

Recover from sickness

• What words refer to recovering from a disease?
  recover from get over shake off

Physical actions Move Pursue

Escape

• What words refer to escaping from someone who is chasing you?
  get away give someone the slip throw someone off the scent slip through someone's fingers shake off make a clean getaway elude evade avoid capture dodge sidestep cover your trail/tracks