Dictionary entry details
• SHAKE (noun)
Meaning:
Building material used as siding or roofing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
shake; shingle
Hypernyms ("shake" is a kind of...):
building material (material used for constructing buildings)
Meaning:
Frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
milk shake; milkshake; shake
Hypernyms ("shake" is a kind of...):
drink (a single serving of a beverage)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shake"):
eggshake (a milkshake with egg in it)
frappe (thick milkshake containing ice cream)
malt; malted; malted milk (a milkshake made with malt powder)
Meaning:
A note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
trill; shake
Hypernyms ("shake" is a kind of...):
musical note; note; tone (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound)
Meaning:
Grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
handclasp; handshake; handshaking; shake
Hypernyms ("shake" is a kind of...):
acknowledgement; acknowledgment (a statement acknowledging something or someone)
Domain category:
contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)
Meaning:
A reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
shiver; tremble; shake
Hypernyms ("shake" is a kind of...):
inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)
Meaning:
Causing to move repeatedly from side to side
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
waggle; wag; shake
Hypernyms ("shake" is a kind of...):
agitation (the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously))
• SHAKE (verb)
Meaning:
Move or cause to move back and forth
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
shake; agitate
Context examples:
The chemist shook the flask vigorously / My hands were shaking
Hypernyms (to "shake" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shake"):
convulse; jactitate; slash; thrash; thrash about; thresh; thresh about; toss (move or stir about violently)
rattle (shake and cause to make a rattling noise)
concuss (shake violently)
shake up; succuss (shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body))
sparge (agitate by introducing air or compressed gas)
convulse (shake uncontrollably)
palpitate (cause to throb or beat rapidly)
quake; tremor (shake with seismic vibrations)
tremble (move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways)
fan (agitate the air)
fluff up; plump up; shake up (make fuller by shaking)
jiggle; joggle; wiggle (move to and fro)
Sentence frames:
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Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Move with or as if with a tremor
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
didder; shake
Context example:
his hands shook
Hypernyms (to "shake" is one way to...):
move involuntarily; move reflexively (move in an uncontrolled manner)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
judder; shake
Context example:
The old engine was juddering
Hypernyms (to "shake" is one way to...):
vibrate (shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner)
Domain region:
Britain; GB; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland)
Sentence frames:
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Move back and forth or sideways
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
sway; rock; shake
Context examples:
the ship was rocking / the tall building swayed / She rocked back and forth on her feet
Hypernyms (to "shake" is one way to...):
move back and forth (move in one direction and then into the opposite direction)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shake"):
totter (move without being stable, as if threatening to fall)
swag (sway heavily or unsteadily)
nutate (rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily)
roll (move, rock, or sway from side to side)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence examples:
The crowds shake in the streets
The streets shake with crowds
Meaning:
Undermine or cause to waver
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
my faith has been shaken / The bad news shook her hopes
Hypernyms (to "shake" is one way to...):
weaken (lessen the strength of)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
stimulate; shake up; stir; shake; excite
Context examples:
These stories shook the community / the civil war shook the country
Hypernyms (to "shake" is one way to...):
arouse; elicit; enkindle; evoke; fire; kindle; provoke; raise (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shake"):
titillate (excite pleasurably or erotically)
animate; enliven; exalt; inspire; invigorate (heighten or intensify)
elate; intoxicate; lift up; pick up; uplift (fill with high spirits; fill with optimism)
invite; tempt (give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting)
thrill; tickle; vibrate (feel sudden intense sensation or emotion)
affright; fright; frighten; scare (cause fear in)
arouse; excite; sex; turn on; wind up (stimulate sexually)
fuel (stimulate)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence examples:
The bad news will shake him
The performance is likely to shake Sue
Meaning:
Get rid of
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
escape from; shake off; throw off; shake
Context example:
I couldn't shake the car that was following me
Hypernyms (to "shake" is one way to...):
break loose; escape; get away (run away from confinement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
He was shaken from his dreams / shake the salt out of the salt shaker
Hypernyms (to "shake" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context examples:
shake one's head / She shook her finger at the naughty students / The old enemies shook hands / Don't shake your fist at me!
Hypernyms (to "shake" is one way to...):
gesticulate; gesture; motion (show, express or direct through movement)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
