Definition of shake

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Shake (v. i.) To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter.

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Shaken :: Shaken (a.) Cracked or checked; split. See Shake, n., 2..
Wappened :: Wappened (a.) A word of doubtful meaning used once by Shakespeare.
Quash :: Quash (v. i.) To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise..
Shakeress :: Shakeress (n.) A female Shaker.
Unshakable :: Unshakable (a.) Not capable of being shaken; firm; fixed.
Raze :: Raze (n.) A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root..
Overshake :: Overshake (v. t.) To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse.
Wag :: Wag (v.) The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head..
Ern :: Ern (v. i.) To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn. [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare..
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.
Shudder :: Shudder (v. i.) To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake..
Quagmire :: Quagmire (n.) Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet..
Whiffle :: Whiffle (v. i.) To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to shift, turn, or veer about..
Coronet :: Coronet (n.) An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the mark of high rank lower than sovereignty. The word is used by Shakespeare to denote also a kingly crown..
Shiver :: Shiver (v. t.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind..
Conquassate :: Conquassate (v. t.) To shake; to agitate.
Quassation :: Quassation (n.) The act of shaking, or the state of being shaken..
Shakefork :: Shakefork (n.) A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork.
Shaky :: Shaky (superl.) Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit..
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