shake
1. building material used as siding or roofing
• Syn:
shingle
• Derivationally related forms:
shingle (for: shingle)
• Hypernyms:
building material
2. a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
• Syn:
trill
• Derivationally related forms:
trill (for: trill)
• Hypernyms:
note, musical note, tone
3. grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
• Syn:
handshake, handshaking, handclasp
• Derivationally related forms:
shake hands (for: handshaking), shake hands (for: handshake)
• Topics:
contract
• Hypernyms:
acknowledgment, acknowledgement
4. frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
• Syn:
milkshake, milk shake
• Hypernyms:
drink
• Hyponyms:
eggshake, frappe, malted, malt, malted milk
5. a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
• Syn:
tremble, shiver
• Derivationally related forms:
shaky, shivery (for: shiver), shiver (for: shiver), tremble (for: tremble)
• Hypernyms:
reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex,
inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
6. causing to move repeatedly from side to side
• Syn:
wag, waggle
• Derivationally related forms:
waggle (for: waggle), wag (for: wag)
• Hypernyms:
agitation
1. move or cause to move back and forth (Freq. 42)
- The chemist shook the flask vigorously
- My hands were shaking
• Syn:
agitate
• Derivationally related forms:
shaker, shaking
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
fluff up, plump up, shake up, fan, tremble,
tremor, quake, palpitate, convulse, sparge, succuss,
concuss, rattle, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about,
slash, toss, jactitate, jiggle, joggle, wiggle
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. move with or as if with a tremor (Freq. 14)
- his hands shook
• Syn:
didder
• Derivationally related forms:
shaking
• Hypernyms:
move involuntarily, move reflexively
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively (Freq. 8)
- The old engine was juddering
• Syn:
judder
• Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
• Hypernyms:
vibrate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. move back and forth or sideways (Freq. 6)
- the ship was rocking
- the tall building swayed
- She rocked back and forth on her feet
• Syn:
rock, sway
• Derivationally related forms:
sway (for: sway), rocker (for: rock), rock (for: rock)
• Hypernyms:
move back and forth
• Hyponyms:
roll, nutate, swag, totter
• Verb Group:
rock, sway
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- The crowds shake in the streets
- The streets shake with crowds
5. undermine or cause to waver (Freq. 6)
- my faith has been shaken
- The bad news shook her hopes
• Hypernyms:
weaken
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
6. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of (Freq. 2)
- These stories shook the community
- the civil war shook the country
• Syn:
stimulate, shake up, excite, stir
• See Also:
stir up (for: stir)
• Derivationally related forms:
stir (for: stir), stirrer (for: stir), excitement (for: excite), excitation (for: excite)
• Hypernyms:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke,
fire, raise, provoke
• Hyponyms:
fuel, arouse, sex, excite, turn on,
wind up, frighten, fright, scare, affright, thrill,
tickle, vibrate, tempt, invite, elate, lift up,
uplift, pick up, intoxicate, inspire, animate, invigorate,
enliven, exalt, titillate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- The performance is likely to shake Sue
- The bad news will shake him
7. get rid of (Freq. 1)
- I couldn't shake the car that was following me
• Syn:
shake off, throw off, escape from
• Hypernyms:
escape, get away, break loose
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
8. bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking (Freq. 1)
- He was shaken from his dreams
- shake the salt out of the salt shaker
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
9. shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
- shake one's head
- She shook her finger at the naughty students
- The old enemies shook hands
- Don't shake your fist at me!
• Hypernyms:
gesticulate, gesture, motion
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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