shake
1. shake \'sha-k\ \'shu.k\ \'sha--k*n\ vb or shook; or shak.en or shak.ing
[ME shaken, fr. OE sceacan; akin to ON shaka to shake, Skt Xkhajati he
agitates 1: to move irregularly to and fro : QUIVER 2: to vibrate esp. as
the result of a blow or shock 3: to tremble as a result of physical or
emotional disturbance 4: to experience a state of instability : TOTTER 5:
to clasp hands 6: TRILL 1: to brandish, wave, or flourish often in a
threatening manner 2: to cause to move in a quick jerky manner 3: to
cause to quake, quiver, or tremble 4: to free oneself from {~ a habit ~
off a cold} 5: to cause to waver : WEAKEN {~ one's faith} 6: to bring to
a specified condition by repeated quick jerky movements 7: to dislodge or
eject by quick jerky movements of the support or contain er 8: to clasp
(hands) in greeting or farewell or as a sign of goodwill or ag reement 9:
to stir the feelings of : UPSET {shook her up} 10: TRILL up and down or to
and fro with some violence. SHAKE often carries a further implication of a
particular purpose; AGITATE suggests a violent and somewhat prolonged
tossing or stirring; ROCK suggests a swinging or swaying motion resulting
from violent impact or upheaval; CONVULSE suggests a violent pulling or
wrenching as of a body in a paroxysm 1: DANCE 2: to hurry up - shake a
leg SYN syn SHAKE, AGITATE, ROCK, CONVULSE mean to move
2. shake n 1: an act of shaking : as 1a: an act of shaking hands 1b: an
act of shaking oneself 2a: a blow or shock that upsets the equilibrium or
disturbs the balance of something 2b: EARTHQUAKE pl 3a: a condition of
trembling (as from chill) 3b: MALARIA 4: something produced by shaking :
as 4a: a fissure separating annual rings of growth in timber 4b: a
fissure in strata 4c: MILK SHAKE 5: a wavering, quivering, or alternating
motion caused by a blow or shock 6: TRILL 7: a very brief period of time
pl 8: one of importance or ability {no great ~s} 9: a shingle split from
a piece of log usu. three or four feet long 10: DEAL {a fair ~}