shook up

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo k uhp]
- /ʃʊk ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoo k uhp]
- /ʃʊk ʌp/

Definitions of shook up words

verb without object shook up to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 1
verb without object shook up to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 1
verb without object shook up to become dislodged and fall (usually followed by off or down): Sand shakes off easily. 1
verb without object shook up 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 shook up to totter; become unsteady. 1
verb without object shook up to clasp another's hand in greeting, agreement, congratulations, etc.: Let's shake and be friends again. 1

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Origin of shook up

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 Shook up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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shook up 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".

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Synonyms for shook up

adj shook up

addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
addlepated — addlebrained.
anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
at a loss — If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it.
at sea — At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land.

adjective shook up

wrecker — a person or thing that wrecks.
zonkers — Plural form of zonker.

All 34 Synonyms of shook up