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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Jerk :: "Jerk (n.) A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion..
Jet :: Jet (v. i.) To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
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..
Headshake :: Headshake (n.) A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial..
Pioned :: Pioned (a.) A Shakespearean word of disputed meaning; perh., abounding in marsh marigolds..
Jiggle :: Jiggle (v. i.) To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and down.
Rump-fed :: Rump-fed (a.) A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps fattened in the rump, pampered..
Ern :: Ern (v. i.) To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn. [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare..
Jingle :: "Jingle (v. t.) To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle..
Shaken :: Shaken (a.) Cracked or checked; split. See Shake, n., 2..
Genius :: Genius (n.) A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of superior intellectual faculties; as, Shakespeare was a rare genius..
Jounce :: Jounce (n.) A jolt; a shake; a hard trot.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. i.) To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter..
Shakeress :: Shakeress (n.) A female Shaker.
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills..
Shiver :: Shiver (v. t.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind..
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..
Concuss :: Concuss (v. t.) To shake or agitate.
Shake :: Shake (v.) Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of.
Shaken :: Shaken (n.) Impaired, as by a shock..
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