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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shake \Shake\, v. t. [imp. {Shook}; p. p. {Shaken}, ({Shook}, obs.); p. pr & vb n. {Shaking}.] [OE. shaken, schaken, AS scacan sceacan akin to Icel. & Sw skaka, OS skakan to depart, to flee. [root]161. Cf {Shock}, v.] 1. To cause to move with quick or violent vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other to make to tremble or shiver; to agitate. As a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. --Rev. vi 13. Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels That shake heaven's basis. --Milton. 2. Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of When his doctrines grew too strong to be shook by his enemies, they persecuted his reputation. --Atterbury. Thy equal fear that my firm faith and love Can by his fraud be shaken or seduced. --Milton. 3. (Mus.) To give a tremulous tone to to trill; as to shake a note in music. 4. To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion; to rid one's self of -- generally with an adverb, as off out etc.; as to shake fruit down from a tree. Shake off the golden slumber of repose. --Shak. 'Tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age. --Shak. I could scarcely shake him out of my company. --Bunyan. {To shake a cask} (Naut.), to knock a cask to pieces and pack the staves. {To shake hands}, to perform the customary act of civility by clasping and moving hands, as an expression of greeting, farewell, good will agreement, etc {To shake out a reef} (Naut.), to untile the reef points and spread more canvas. {To shake the bells}. See under {Bell}. {To shake the sails} (Naut.), to luff up in the wind, causing the sails to shiver. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shake \Shake\, obs. p. p. of {Shake}. --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shake \Shake\, v. i. To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter. Under his burning wheels The steadfast empyrean shook throughout, All but the throne itself of God. --Milton. What danger? Who 's that that shakes behind there? --Beau. & Fl {Shaking piece}, a name given by butchers to the piece of beef cut from the under side of the neck. See Illust. of {Beef}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shake \Shake\, n. 1. The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation. The great soldier's honor was composed Of thicker stuff, which could endure a shake. --Herbert. Our salutations were very hearty on both sides, consisting of many kind shakes of the hand. --Addison. 2. A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly. --Gwilt. 3. A fissure in rock or earth. 4. (Mus.) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it a trill. 5. (Naut.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart. --Totten. 6. A shook of staves and headings. --Knight. 7. (Zo["o]l.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground. [Prov. Eng.] {No great shakes}, of no great importance. [Slang] --Byron. {The shakes}, the fever and ague. [Colloq. U.S.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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 back and forth; "She shook her cousin's hands"; "Don't shake the bottle"; "My hands were shaking" [syn: {agitate}] 2: move with a tremor [syn: {tremble}, {didder}] 3: shake or vibrate rapidly [syn: {judder}] 4: move back and forth, like a ship [syn: {rock}, {sway}] 5: undermine or weaken; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes" 6: as of senses or emotions; "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"
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