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| Noun | 1. | shake - building material used as siding or roofingbuilding material - material used for constructing buildings |
| 2. | shake - frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice creamdrink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" eggshake - a milkshake with egg in it frappe - thick milkshake containing ice cream | |
| 3. | shake - a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above itmusical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long" | |
| 4. | shake - grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" | |
| 5. | shake - a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitementinborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | |
| 6. | shake - causing to move repeatedly from side to sideagitation - the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) | |
| Verb | 1. | shake - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" fan - agitate the air tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" palpitate - cause to throb or beat rapidly; "Her violent feelings palpitated the young woman's heart" convulse - shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside" sparge - agitate by introducing air or compressed gas; "sparge the water" concuss - shake violently rattle - shake and cause to make a rattling noise jactitate, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, thrash, convulse, toss, slash - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" |
| 2. | shake - move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook" move involuntarily, move reflexively - move in an uncontrolled manner | |
| 3. | shake - shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom vibrate - shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner | |
| 4. | shake - move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" roll - move, rock, or sway from side to side; "The ship rolled on the heavy seas" rock, sway - cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently" nutate - rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily swag - sway heavily or unsteadily move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction totter - move without being stable, as if threatening to fall; "The drunk man tottered over to our table" | |
| 5. | shake - undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes" weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" | |
| 6. | shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" fuel - stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" wind up, excite, turn on, arouse - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" thrill, tickle, vibrate - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" invite, tempt - give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting; "the window displays tempted the shoppers" elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up - fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" animate, enliven, inspire, invigorate, exalt - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" titillate - excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine" | |
| 7. | shake - get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" escape, get away, break loose - run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" | |
| 8. | shake - bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker" | |
| 9. | shake - shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!" gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" |