All shake off synonyms
shake off
S s verb shake off
- outgun β to exceed in firepower.
- circumlocute β to speak in a circuitous way
- go one better β of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- deep-six β To deep-six something means to get rid of it or destroy it.
- juke β to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- discard β to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- buffaloing β any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- outdo β to surpass in execution or performance: The cook outdid himself last night.
- clear β Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- junking β Present participle of junk.
- creamed β the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- go around β an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- downing β a downward movement; descent.
- junked β Simple past tense and past participle of junk.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- buffalo β A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
- lay low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- banish β If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it.
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- cold-shoulder β to snub; show indifference to.
- goes around β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- escape β An act of breaking free from confinement or control.
- lose β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- downs β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- get out of β extricate oneself from
- come round β to be restored to life or consciousness
- give the slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- darked β having very little or no light: a dark room.
- have nothing to do with β not associate with
- adios β goodbye; farewell
- expulse β To expel.
- heave ho β an act or effort of heaving.
- get over β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- foil β to cover or back with foil.
- creaming β the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- hide out β British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- dispense with β to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- outrival β a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- get around β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- buffaloed β any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- cast out β To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
- bollix β to make a muddle of; bungle; botch
adj shake off
- dumper β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- get off one's chest β Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.