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Type Words
Synonyms rock, sway
Type of move back and forth
Has types totter, nutate, roll, swag
Verb group rock, sway
Type Words
Synonyms trill
Type of note, tone, musical note
Type Words
Synonyms agitate
Type of move
Has types thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, fluff up, convulse, toss, tremble, tremor, rattle, quake, wiggle, plump up, palpitate, fan, jactitate, joggle, jiggle, shake up, slash, sparge, succuss, concuss
Derivation shaking, shaker
Type Words
Synonyms handclasp, handshake, handshaking
Type of acknowledgement, acknowledgment
Type Words
Synonyms shingle
Type of building material
Type Words
Synonyms didder
Type of move involuntarily, move reflexively
Derivation shaking
Type Words
Synonyms wag, waggle
Type of agitation
Type Words
Synonyms escape from, shake off, throw off
Type of get away, escape, break loose


I couldn't shake the car that was following me.
Type Words
Synonyms milk shake, milkshake
Type of drink
Has types malted, eggshake, frappe, malt, malted milk
Type Words
Synonyms judder
Type of vibrate
Type Words
Synonyms excite, shake up, stimulate, stir
Type of kindle, fire, enkindle, elicit, provoke, raise, arouse, evoke
Has types wind up, animate, arouse, elate, enliven, exalt, excite, fright, frighten, fuel, inspire, intoxicate, invigorate, invite, lift up, pick up, scare, sex, tempt, thrill, tickle, titillate, turn on, uplift, vibrate, affright
Type Words
Synonyms shiver, tremble
Type of reflex, reflex response, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction, reflex action
Derivation shaky
Type Words
Type of change, modify, alter


He was shaken from his dreams.
shake the salt out of the salt shaker.
Type Words
Type of motion, gesticulate, gesture


shake one's head.
Don't shake your fist at me!.
Type Words
Type of weaken


my faith has been shaken.

Examples of shake

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Anderson tried everything to shake Robinson off the dribble, but Robinson stuck.
From the sacbee.com
So what did Vanderbilt Coach Kevin Stallings do to shake Taylor out of his funk?
From the tennessean.com
They swarmed around military vehicles to shake soldiers'hands and exchange hugs.
From the latimes.com
It's the stretch run and you need to shake up the roster to climb the standings.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Bryan Taylor, 36, could not shake the feeling that something funny was going on.
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He passed a clean-up crew and stopped to shake hands with one of the custodians.
From the freep.com
He believes more Wall Street firms will shake the market with surprising losses.
From the forbes.com
Shake-Out is a British operation that hopes to get started in the United States.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The eco-friendly abode is comprised of wood and stone, topped with a shake roof.
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  • Move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
  • Shingle: building material used as siding or roofing
  • Milkshake: frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
  • Move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"
  • Judder: shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering"
  • Trill: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
  • Shake! (formerly The Core and Milkshake! FM) is a television programming block shown on UK broadcaster Five, aimed at 8 to 12 year olds. The block is currently (as of August 2010) shown on Sundays between 10am and 11am on Five. It's sister channel is Milkshake! ...
  • Shake is a song by former wham member Andrew Ridgeley,off the album Son of Albert. The song was Released in 1990 and charted in Australian charts at number 13.
  • In mechanics, a constraint algorithm is a method for satisfying constraints for bodies that obey Newton's equations of motion. ...