shake

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'ʃeɪk/
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  Rhymes: -eɪk

[edit] Etymology

Old English scacan.

[edit] Verb

to shake (third-person singular simple present shakes, present participle shaking, simple past shook, past participle shaken)

1. (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly from side to side.

   The earthquake shook the building.

2. (transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.

   Her father's death shook her terribly.

3. (transitive) To lose, evade, or get rid of (something)

   I can't shake the feeling that I forgot something.

4. (intransitive) To move from side to side.

   She shook with grief.

5. (intransitive) To shake hands.

   OK, let's shake on it.

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[edit] Noun

shake (plural shakes)

1. The act of shaking something.

   The cat gave the mouse a shake.

2. A milkshake.
3. Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
4. (building material) Shingle.
5. A crack or splint in wood.

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• in two shakes of a lamb's tail
• shake 'n bake