shake

shake¹ W2S3 [ʃeık] v past tense shook [ʃuk] past participle shaken [ˈʃeıkən]

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1¦(move)¦

2¦(body)¦

3 shake your head

4 shake somebody's hand/shake hands with somebody

5¦(shock)¦

6 shake somebody's confidence/beliefs etc

7 somebody's voice shakes

8 shake your fist (at somebody)

9 shake a leg

Phrasal verbs

　shake down

　shake somebody/something<=>off

　shake out

　shake somebody/something<=>up

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[: Old English; Origin: sceacan]

1.) ¦(MOVE)¦ [I and T]

to move suddenly from side to side or up and down, usually with a lot of force, or to make something or someone do this

▪ She shook him to wake him up.

▪ Shake the bottle before you open it.

▪ The whole house started to shake.

▪ The car shook as it went over a bump.

shake sth out of/off/from sth

▪ She shook the sand out of her shoes (=removed it by shaking) .

2.) ¦(BODY)¦

if someone shakes, or part of their body shakes, they make small sudden movements from side to side or up and down, especially because they are very frightened, cold, ill etc

= ↑tremble

▪ The little boy's hand was shaking.

shake with fear/laughter/anger etc

▪ I could see my neighbor shaking with laughter.

▪ What's wrong with you? You're shaking like a leaf (=shaking a lot because you are very nervous or frightened) .

be shaking in your shoes/boots

(=be very nervous)

▪ I was shaking in my shoes - I thought he was going to fire me.

3.) shake your head

to move your head from side to side as a way of saying no, or to show disapproval, surprise, or sadness

▪ When asked if he wanted anything else, he just shook his head.

▪ Mark shook his head in disbelief.

4.) shake sb's hand/shake hands with sb

to move someone's hand up and down with your own hand as a greeting or as a sign you have agreed something

▪ He shook my hand warmly.

▪ Wilkins stood up and shook hands with both of them.

▪ Well, if we have a deal, let's shake on it (=show that we have made an agreement by shaking hands) .

5.) ¦(SHOCK)¦ [T]

to make someone feel very upset or shocked

▪ Kerrie was so shaken by the attack that she won't go out alone.

▪ The murder shook the whole town.

6.) shake sb's confidence/beliefs etc

to make someone feel less confident, less sure about their beliefs etc

▪ His confidence was badly shaken.

7.) sb's voice shakes

if someone's voice is shaking, it is not steady and they sound very worried, angry, or frightened

▪ Her voice was shaking as she announced the news.

shake with rage/emotion etc

▪ Reg's voice shook with rage.

8.) shake your fist (at sb)

to show that you are angry by holding up and shaking your tightly closed hand

▪ He shook his fist at the driver of the other car.

9.) shake a leg

[i]spoken used to tell someone to hurry, or quickly start doing something

▪ C'mon, shake a leg!

shake down phr v

1.) shake sb<=>down

AmE informal to get money from someone by using threats

▪ Corrupt officials were shaking down local business owners.

2.) shake sb/sth<=>down

AmE informal to search a person or place thoroughly

3.) if a new situation or arrangement shakes down, people start to get used to it and it becomes more effective

▪ The restructure has shaken down, and staff are showing a new sense of purpose.

shake off [shake sb/sth<=>off] phr v

1.) to get rid of an illness, problem etc

▪ I can't seem to shake off this cold.

shake off your image/reputation as sth

▪ Outside investment has helped Sheridan to shake off its image as a depressed industrial town.

2.) to escape from someone who is chasing you

▪ I think we've shaken them off.

shake out phr v

1.) shake sth<=>out

to shake a cloth, a bag, a sheet etc so that any small pieces of dirt, dust etc come off

▪ He shook out the handkerchief and put it back in his pocket.

2.) if an organization or industry shakes out, it becomes calmer after a difficult period of time

▪ He'll look for bargains after the real estate market shakes out.

3.) shake sth<=>out

to change a situation by removing things from it that are not useful or that do not make a profit

▪ As the airline industry shakes out all but the very fittest, catering companies could face serious troubles.

shake up [shake sb/sth<=>up] phr v

1.) to give someone a very unpleasant shock, so that they feel very upset and frightened

▪ She was badly shaken up by the accident.

→↑shaken

2.) to make changes to an organization in order to make it more effective

▪ the government's plans to shake up the educational system

→↑shakeup

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WORD CHOICE: shake, wobble, rattle, vibrate, tremble, shiver

Shake is a fairly general word. It can be used to talk about objects moving : There was a loud bang and the building shook.

It can also be used to talk about people's bodies moving because of cold, strong emotion, or illness : Mary shook with rage.

If something wobbles , it moves from side to side because it is not steady or balanced : The desk wobbles when you put anything on it.

If something hard rattles , it shakes and makes a quick series of short sounds : The wind blew and the windows rattled.

If something vibrates , it makes small quick regular movements that you can hear or feel : The engine began to vibrate.

If someone trembles , their body shakes with very small movements, especially because they are angry, afraid, or excited : Trembling, she approached him.

If someone shivers , their body shakes with small movements, especially because they are cold or frightened : We sat shivering under a blanket.

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shake ²

shake² n

1.)

if you give something a shake, you move it up and down or from side to side

▪ Give the bottle a good shake before use.

▪ He refused with a shake of the head (=a movement of the head from side to side to mean no) .

2.)

a cold drink made from milk, ↑ice cream, and fruit or chocolate

= ↑milkshake

▪ a strawberry shake

3.) the shakes

nervous shaking of your body caused by illness, fear, too much alcohol, not getting a drug you are dependent on etc

▪ If I don't smoke, I get the shakes .

4.) in a couple of shakes/two shakes informal

very soon

▪ I'll be back in two shakes.

5.) no great shakes

spoken not very skilful, or not very good

▪ He's no great shakes as a singer.

6.) get/give sb a fair shake informal

to get or give someone fair treatment