Definition of shake

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Shake (v.) Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of.

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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..
Joggle :: "Joggle (v. t.) To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog..
Die :: Die (n.) A small cube, marked on its faces with spots from one to six, and used in playing games by being shaken in a box and thrown from it. See Dice..
Jounce :: "Jounce (v. t. & i.) To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions..
Hustle :: Hustle (v. t.) To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room..
Shiver :: Shiver (v. i.) To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear..
Wapper :: Wapper (v. t. & i.) To cause to shake; to tremble; to move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter..
Shake :: Shake (n.) A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly..
Shake :: Shake (n.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
Conquassate :: Conquassate (v. t.) To shake; to agitate.
Wag :: Wag (v. i.) To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.
Shudder :: Shudder (v. i.) To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake..
Succussive :: Succussion (n.) The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Med.), a shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax..
Dodder :: Dodder (v. t. & i.) To shake, tremble, or totter..
Wappened :: Wappened (a.) A word of doubtful meaning used once by Shakespeare.
Brandle :: Brandle (v. t. & i.) To shake; to totter.
Shook :: Shook () imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of Shake.
Sistrum :: Sistrum () An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia..
Shaker :: Shaker (n.) A variety of pigeon.
Raze :: Raze (n.) A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root..
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