ALL meanings of shook
shook
S s - noun shook an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc. 1
- noun shook tremulous motion. 1
- noun shook a tremor. 1
- noun shook 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 shook a disturbing blow; shock. 1
- noun shook Informal. milk shake. 1
- noun shook the act or a manner of clasping another's hand in greeting, agreement, etc.: He has a strong shake. 1
- noun shook Informal. chance or fate; deal: a fair shake. 1
- noun shook a cast of the dice: He threw an eight on his last shake. 1
- noun shook something resulting from shaking. 1
- noun shook an earthquake. 1
- noun shook a fissure in the earth. 1
- noun shook an internal crack or fissure in timber. 1
- noun shook Music. trill1 (def 9). 1
- noun shook an instant: I'll be with you in a shake. 1
- noun shook Carpentry. a shingle or clapboard formed by splitting a short log into a number of tapered radial sections with a hatchet. 1
- noun shook 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 shook Chiefly South Midland U.S. shaker (def 2). 1
- noun shook a dance deriving from the twist. 1
- noun shook Slang. the dried leaves of the marijuana plant. 1
- verb shook simple past tense of shake. 1
- verb shook Nonstandard. a past participle of shake. 1
- adjective shook Also, shook up. Slang. strongly affected by an event, circumstance, etc.; emotionally unsettled: She was so shook she couldn't speak. 1
- verb without object shook to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 1
- verb without object shook to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 1
- verb without object shook to become dislodged and fall (usually followed by off or down): Sand shakes off easily. 1
- verb without object shook 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 to totter; become unsteady. 1
- verb without object shook to clasp another's hand in greeting, agreement, congratulations, etc.: Let's shake and be friends again. 1
- verb without object shook Music. to execute a trill. 1
- verb with object shook 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 shook to brandish or flourish: to shake a stick at someone. 1
- verb with object shook 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 shook 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 shook to cause to sway, rock, totter, etc.: to shake the very foundations of society. 1
- verb with object shook to agitate or disturb profoundly in feeling: The experience shook him badly. 1
- verb with object shook to cause to doubt or waver; weaken. to shake one's self-esteem. 1
- verb with object shook Music. to trill (a note). 1
- verb with object shook to mix (dice) by rolling in the palm of the hand before they are cast. 1
- verb with object shook to get rid of; elude: They tried to shake their pursuers. 1
- idioms shook no great shakes, Informal. of no particular ability; unimportant; common: As opera companies go, this one is no great shakes. 1
- idioms shook 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 shook shake hands. hand (def 79). 1
- idioms shook 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 shook shake the dust from one's feet. dust (def 26). 1
- idioms shook two shakes (of a lamb's tail), a very short time; a moment. 1
- noun shook Shook is the past tense of shake. 0
- noun shook (in timber working) a set of parts ready for assembly, esp of a barrel 0
- noun shook a group of sheaves piled together on end; shock 0
- adjective shook keen on; enthusiastic about 0