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- [sheyk doun]
- /ʃeɪk daʊn/
- /ʃeɪk daʊn/
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- [sheyk doun]
- /ʃeɪk daʊn/
Definitions of shake down words
- noun shake down an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc. 1
- noun shake down tremulous motion. 1
- noun shake down a tremor. 1
- noun shake down shakes, (used with a singular verb) Informal. a state or spell of trembling, as caused by fear, fever, cold, etc. (usually preceded by the). 1
- noun shake down a disturbing blow; shock. 1
- noun shake down Informal. milk shake. 1
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Origin of shake down
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; noun, adj. use of verb phrase shake down
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Parts of speech for Shake down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shake down popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
shake down usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shake down
verb shake down
- arm-twist — to subject to arm-twisting: The unions arm-twisted the government into negotiating by threatening widespread strikes.
- arm-twisting — persuasion
- blackmail — Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money.
- bring forth — to give birth to
- call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence
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