ALL meanings of shaken
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S s - adjective shaken shocked, upset 1
- verb without object shaken to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 1
- verb without object shaken to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 1
- verb without object shaken to become dislodged and fall (usually followed by off or down): Sand shakes off easily. 1
- verb without object shaken 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 shaken to totter; become unsteady. 1
- verb without object shaken to clasp another's hand in greeting, agreement, congratulations, etc.: Let's shake and be friends again. 1
- verb without object shaken Music. to execute a trill. 1
- verb with object shaken to move (something or its support or container) to and fro or up and down with short, quick, forcible movements: to shake a bottle of milk. 1
- verb with object shaken to brandish or flourish: to shake a stick at someone. 1
- verb with object shaken to grasp (someone or something) firmly in an attempt to move or rouse by, or as by, vigorous movement to and fro: We shook the tree. 1
- verb with object shaken to dislodge or dispense (something) by short, quick, forcible movements of its support or container: We shook nuts from the tree. 1
- verb with object shaken to cause to sway, rock, totter, etc.: to shake the very foundations of society. 1
- verb with object shaken to agitate or disturb profoundly in feeling: The experience shook him badly. 1
- verb with object shaken to cause to doubt or waver; weaken. to shake one's self-esteem. 1
- verb with object shaken Music. to trill (a note). 1
- verb with object shaken to mix (dice) by rolling in the palm of the hand before they are cast. 1
- verb with object shaken to get rid of; elude: They tried to shake their pursuers. 1
- noun shaken an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc. 1
- noun shaken tremulous motion. 1
- noun shaken a tremor. 1
- noun shaken 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 shaken a disturbing blow; shock. 1
- noun shaken Informal. milk shake. 1
- noun shaken the act or a manner of clasping another's hand in greeting, agreement, etc.: He has a strong shake. 1
- noun shaken Informal. chance or fate; deal: a fair shake. 1
- noun shaken a cast of the dice: He threw an eight on his last shake. 1
- noun shaken something resulting from shaking. 1
- noun shaken an earthquake. 1
- noun shaken a fissure in the earth. 1
- noun shaken an internal crack or fissure in timber. 1
- noun shaken Music. trill1 (def 9). 1
- noun shaken an instant: I'll be with you in a shake. 1
- noun shaken Carpentry. a shingle or clapboard formed by splitting a short log into a number of tapered radial sections with a hatchet. 1
- noun shaken Horology. (in an escapement) the distance between the nearer corner of one pallet and the nearest tooth of the escape wheel when the other pallet arrests an escape tooth. 1
- noun shaken Chiefly South Midland U.S. shaker (def 2). 1
- noun shaken a dance deriving from the twist. 1
- noun shaken Slang. the dried leaves of the marijuana plant. 1
- idioms shaken no great shakes, Informal. of no particular ability; unimportant; common: As opera companies go, this one is no great shakes. 1
- idioms shaken shake a leg, Informal. to hurry up; get a move on: You'd better shake a leg or we'll miss the first act. to dance. 1
- idioms shaken shake hands. hand (def 79). 1
- idioms shaken shake one's head, to indicate disapproval, disagreement, negation, or uncertainty by turning one's head from one side to the other and back: I asked him if he knew the answer, but he just shook his head. to indicate approval, agreement, affirmation or acceptance by nodding one's head up and down. 1
- idioms shaken shake the dust from one's feet. dust (def 26). 1
- idioms shaken two shakes (of a lamb's tail), a very short time; a moment. 1
- noun shaken Shaken is the past participle of shake. 0
- adjective shaken shocked or upset 0
- abbreviation SHAKEN shake 0