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SHAKE
- to move to and fro with short, rapid movements [v SHAKEN, SHAKEN, SHAKES, SHAKING, SHOOK] : SHAKABLE [adj]
- to move up and down or back and forth with short, quick movements
- to come or force off or out by quick movements
- to tremble or cause to tremble
- to clasp (a person's hand) in greeting
- to disturb greatly
- spell of trembling
- of no particular ability; unimportant; common
- to cause to descend by shaking; bring down
- to cause to settle
- to condition; test
- to extort money from
- to search (someone), esp. to detect concealed weapons
- to get away from; leave behind
- (of a pitcher) to indicate rejection of (a sign by the catcher for a certain pitch) by shaking the head or motioning with the glove
- act of shaking
- to rid oneself of; reject
- to indicate disapproval, disagreement, negation, or uncertainty by turning one's head from one side to the other and back
- to indicate approval, agreement, affirmation or acceptance by nodding one's head up and down
- to shake in order to mix or loosen
- to upset; jar
- to agitate mentally or physically
- very short time; moment