Definition of shake

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Shake (v.) 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.

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Proof :: Proof (n.) Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.
Ern :: Ern (v. i.) To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn. [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare..
Plantage :: Plantage (n.) A word used once by Shakespeare to designate plants in general, or anything that is planted..
Rattlesnake :: Rattlesnake (n.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the South (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang..
Unshaked :: Unshaked (a.) Unshaken.
Squiggle :: Squiggle (v. i.) To shake and wash a fluid about in the mouth with the lips closed.
Shiver :: Shiver (v. i.) To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear..
Trillo :: Trillo (n.) A trill or shake. See Trill.
Shake :: Shake (n.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
Totter :: Totter (v. i.) To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be unsteady; to stagger; as,an old man totters with age..
Pioned :: Pioned (a.) A Shakespearean word of disputed meaning; perh., abounding in marsh marigolds..
Jolt :: "Jolt (v. i.) To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts..
Trill :: Trill (n.) A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale; as, to give a trill on the high C. See Shake..
Quake :: Quake (v. i.) To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind; as, the earth quakes; the mountains quake..
Trilogy :: Trilogy (n.) A series of three dramas which, although each of them is in one sense complete, have a close mutual relation, and form one historical and poetical picture. Shakespeare's Henry VI. is an example..
Joggle :: Joggle (v. i.) To shake or totter; to slip out of place.
Shakespearean :: Shakespearean (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his works..
Shaken :: Shaken (n.) Impaired, as by a shock..
Shake :: Shake (n.) A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly..
Jar :: "Jar (v. t.) To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock; as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith..
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