shake (
http://definr.com/shake)
n 1: building material used as siding or roofing [syn:
shingle]
2: frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or
ice cream [syn:
milkshake,
milk shake]
3: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone
above it [syn:
trill]
4: grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an
introduction or to agree on a contract) [syn:
handshake,
handshaking,
handclasp]
5: reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn:
tremble,
shiver]
6: causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn:
wag,
waggle]
v 1: move or cause to move quickly back and forth; "The chemist
shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
[syn:
agitate]
2: move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"; "My
legs trembled when I went onstage" [syn:
tremble,
didder]
3: (British) shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old
engine was juddering" [syn:
judder]
4: move back and forth in an unstable manner; "the ship was
rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "the tree shook in
the wind" [syn:
rock,
sway]
5: undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken";
"The bad news shook her hopes"
6: stir the feelings or emotions of; "These stories shook the
community" [syn:
stimulate,
shake up,
excite,
stir]
7: get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
[syn:
shake off,
throw off,
escape from]
8: bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He
was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the
salt shaker"
9: shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or
cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger
at the naguhty students"; "The old enemies shook hands";
"Don't shake your fist at me!"