shake down

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sheyk doun]
- /ʃeɪk daʊn/
- /ʃeɪk daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sheyk doun]
- /ʃeɪk daʊn/

Definitions of shake down words

noun shake down an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc. 1
noun shake down tremulous motion. 1
noun shake down a tremor. 1
noun shake down shakes, (used with a singular verb) Informal. a state or spell of trembling, as caused by fear, fever, cold, etc. (usually preceded by the). 1
noun shake down a disturbing blow; shock. 1
noun shake down Informal. milk shake. 1

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Origin of shake down

First appearance:

before 1490

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1490-1500; noun, adj. use of verb phrase shake down

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Parts of speech for Shake down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shake down

shake down popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for shake down

verb shake down

arm-twist — to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.
arm-twisting — persuasion
blackmail — Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money.
bring forth — to give birth to
call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence

All 30 Synonyms of shake down