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shake   (TTS Sound)

The noun shake has 6 senses

• shingle, shake -- (building material used as siding or roofing)


• milkshake, milk shake, shake -- (frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream)


• trill, shake -- (a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it)


• handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp -- (grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract))


• tremble, shiver, shake -- (a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement)


• wag, waggle, shake -- (causing to move repeatedly from side to side)

The verb shake has 9 senses

• shake, agitate -- (move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking")


• shake, didder -- (move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook")


• judder, shake -- (shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering")


• rock, sway, 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")


• stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir -- (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country")


• shake, shake off, throw off, escape from -- (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")


• shake -- (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!")