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  • Definition
    • shake :move or cause to move back and forth
      • The chemist shook the flask vigorously|My hands were shaking

    • shake :move with or as if with a tremor
      • his hands shook

    • shake :shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
      • The old engine was juddering

    • shake :move back and forth or sideways
      • the ship was rocking|the tall building swayed|She rocked back and forth on her feet

    • shake :undermine or cause to waver
      • my faith has been shaken|The bad news shook her hopes

    • shake :stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
      • These stories shook the community|the civil war shook the country

    • shake :get rid of
      • I couldn't shake the car that was following me

    • shake :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

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