Definition of shake

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Shake (v.) 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..

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Shakespearean :: Shakespearean (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his works..
Shaker :: Shaker (n.) A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken..
Quiver :: Quiver (v. i.) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
Buttercup :: Buttercup (n.) A plant of the genus Ranunculus, or crowfoot, particularly R. bulbosus, with bright yellow flowers; -- called also butterflower, golden cup, and kingcup. It is the cuckoobud of Shakespeare..
Headshake :: Headshake (n.) A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial..
Shaken :: Shaken (a.) Caused to shake; agitated; as, a shaken bough..
Excuss :: Excuss (v. t.) To shake off; to discard.
Tirrit :: Tirrit (n.) A word from the vocabulary of Mrs. Quickly, the hostess in Shakespeare's Henry IV., probably meaning terror..
Quote :: Quote (v. t.) To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare..
Shake :: Shake (n.) A fissure in rock or earth.
Shaker :: Shaker (n.) One of a religious sect who do not marry, popularly so called from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship..
Jolt :: "Jolt (v. t.) To cause to shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers..
Quake :: Quake (v. i.) To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble..
Include :: Include (v. t.) To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five..
Churn :: Churn (v. t.) To shake or agitate with violence.
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills..
Shakerism :: Shakerism (n.) Doctrines of the Shakers.
Shaky :: Shaky (superl.) Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit..
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..
Jog :: "Jog (v. t.) To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn..
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