shake up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sheyk uhp]
- /ʃeɪk ʌp/
- /ʃeɪk ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sheyk uhp]
- /ʃeɪk ʌp/

Definitions of shake up words

noun shake up an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc. 1
noun shake up tremulous motion. 1
noun shake up a tremor. 1
noun shake up 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 up a disturbing blow; shock. 1
noun shake up Informal. milk shake. 1

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Origin of shake up

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; noun use of verb phrase shake up

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Parts of speech for Shake up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shake up

shake up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for shake up

verb shake up

abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
bang up — When a prisoner is banged up, they are put in prison and locked in a cell.
blow away — If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it.
bung up — a stopper for the opening of a cask.
burn up — If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.

All 45 Synonyms of shake up