Shake | Mean of shake in English Dictionary

/ˈʃeɪk/

• Verb
• to move sometimes violently back and forth or up and down with short, quick movements
1. The ground shook during the earthquake.
2. The house shook as the train rumbled by.
3. The earthquake shook the ground.
4. Shake the salad dressing well before using it.
5. He shook his fist (in the air) and yelled at the driver who cut them off.
• to move or have parts of your body move in short, quick movements and in a way that you are not able to control
1. His hand shook [=trembled] as he reached for the phone.
2. He was shaking [=shivering] with cold.
3. She was shaking with laughter [=laughing very hard] as he told us the story.
4. I could see that he was shaking with anger/rage. [=he was so angry that he was shaking]
5. I was so nervous that I was shaking like a leaf.
6. She was shaking in her boots/shoes [=she was very nervous] as she waited for the doctor.
• to free yourself from (someone or something)
1. The fugitive couldn't shake the police.
2. It's hard to shake the feeling that I'm forgetting something.
3. He is trying to shake off a cold.

• to cause (a belief, feeling, etc.) to become weaker
1. The news did nothing to shake my belief that things will be okay.
2. Her confidence was badly shaken by the accident. [=she became much less confident because of the accident]
3. Nothing could shake his faith in God.
• to cause (someone) to feel fear, anxiety, shock, etc.
1. The whole town was shaken by the news.
• to force (something) out of something by shaking
1. He shook (out) the sand from his sandals.
• to grasp (someone's hand) with your hand and move it up and down when you are meeting or saying goodbye to each other or as a sign of friendship or agreement
1. I shook his hand. = I shook hands with him. = (somewhat old-fashioned) I shook him by the hand.
2. They shook on the deal. = They shook on it. [=they shook hands to show that they agreed]
• to produce sound in an unsteady way because you are nervous, angry, sad, etc.
1. His voice shook as he started his speech.
2. Her voice shook with rage.
• more than you can count
1. She has more cats than you can shake a stick at. [=she has a lot of cats]
• to move or go quickly
1. It's time to shake a leg—we're running late.
2. “Shake a leg! We're going to be late.”
• to get money from (someone) by using deception or threats
1. mobsters shaking down store owners for protection
• to search (someone or something) thoroughly
1. The police shook the car down looking for illegal drugs.
• to happen or end in a particular way
1. We are just going to wait to see how things shake out. [=turn out]
• to shake (something) back and forth or up and down in order to remove dirt, wrinkles, etc., from it
1. She shook out the clothes as she took them from the dryer.
2. He shook the rug out.
• to upset (someone)
1. The accident shook up both drivers.
2. She was shaken up when she heard what happened.
3. The layoffs shook up the whole department.
• to make many changes in (something, such as a company or organization)
1. The coach shook things up by hiring new assistants.
2. The new CEO shook up the company by asking some senior managers to leave.
• to turn your head from side to side as a way of answering “no” or of showing disagreement or refusal
1. When I asked her if she wanted help, she just shook her head.
• Noun
• a short, quick movement back and forth or up and down
1. He responded to the question with a shake of his head.
2. Give the dice a shake.
• a condition in which parts of your body move in a way that you are not able to control
1. The whole experience gave me the shakes. [=made me shake with fear/nervousness]
2. He drank too much coffee and got a bad case of the shakes.
• a fair deal
1. The judge gave him a fair shake. [=the judge treated him fairly]
2. She expected to get a fair shake from her boss.
• very quickly or soon
1. I'll be ready to go in two shakes.
• not very good or skillful at something
1. He's no great shakes as a poker player. = He's no great shakes at playing poker.