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- [sheyk]
- /ʃeɪk/
- /ʃeɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sheyk]
- /ʃeɪk/
Definitions of shake word
- verb without object shake to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 1
- verb without object shake to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 1
- verb without object shake to become dislodged and fall (usually followed by off or down): Sand shakes off easily. 1
- verb without object shake to move something, or its support or container, briskly to and fro or up and down, as in mixing: Shake before using. 1
- verb without object shake to totter; become unsteady. 1
- verb without object shake to clasp another's hand in greeting, agreement, congratulations, etc.: Let's shake and be friends again. 1
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Origin of shake
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English s(c)haken, Old English sceacan; cognate with Low German schacken, Old Norse skaka; (noun) derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Shake
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shake popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shake usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shake
verb shake
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- adios — goodbye; farewell
- appal — If something appals you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
- appall — If something appalls you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
- arm-twist — to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.
noun shake
- aftershock — Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which occur after a large earthquake.
- appulse — a very close approach of two celestial bodies so that they are in conjunction but no eclipse or occultation occurs
- bat an eye — Alternative form of bat an eyelid.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
adj shake
- dumper — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- get off one's chest — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
Antonyms for shake
verb shake
- ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- ballasting — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- firmed — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- firming — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
Top questions with shake
- car shake when braking?
- why do dogs shake?
- when to drink protein shake?
- how to make a protein shake?
- why do chihuahuas shake?
- why do my hands shake?
- car shake when accelerating?
- car shake when driving?
- why does my car shake?
- why does my dog shake?
- how to make a shake?
- why does my car shake when i brake?
- how to teach a dog to shake?
- how to make shake and bake?
- why does my steering wheel shake?