shakes

See also: Shakes

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeɪks/
• Rhymes: -eɪks

Noun

shakes

1. plural of shake

Noun

the shakes pl (plural only) (usually with the)

1. (slang) Delirium tremens; typically due to alcohol withdrawal.

   If I don't get a drink soon, I'll get the shakes.

2. (colloquial) A pattern of behavior including twitches, tics and spasms typical of withdrawal from addiction.

   [Recovering video game addicts] also have sleep disorders, the shakes and numbness in their hands. [1]

   When researchers either stopped the diet or administered an opioid blocker, the rats showed signs common to drug withdrawal, such as teeth-chattering and the shakes. [2]

3. (colloquial) A fit of trembling or shivering.
   • 2022 January 12, Adeline Ginn talks to Stefanie Foster, “A fantastic pool of female talent”, in RAIL, number 948, page 33:

     "I remember having the shakes sometimes and thinking 'why am I doing this?', and then remembering the vision. Very few of us were extroverts and happy to go on stage.

Derived terms

• brass shakes
• wet dog shakes
• zinc shakes

Translations

Translations

• Spanish: tembleque (es) m

Verb

shakes

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shake

Spanish

Noun

shakes m pl

1. plural of shake