shake

1 building material used as siding or roofing [syn: shingle]

2 frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream [syn: milkshake, milk shake]

3 a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it [syn: trill]

4 grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) [syn: handshake, handshaking, handclasp]

5 reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement [syn: tremble, shiver]

6 causing to move repeatedly from side to side [syn: wag, waggle]

1 move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" [syn: agitate]

2 move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook" [syn: didder]

3 shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering" [syn: judder]

4 move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" [syn: rock, sway]

5 undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"

6 stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" [syn: stimulate, shake up, excite, stir]

7 get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" [syn: shake off, throw off, escape from]

8 bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"

9 shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!" [also: shook, shaken]shook n : a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipmentshook See shake

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃʊk/
• SAMPA: /SUk/

• Rhymes: -ʊk

Noun

shook

1. A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.

Synonyms

• stook

Verb

shook

1. simple past of shake

Shook may refer to:

• Kerry Shook (born 1962), senior pastor of Fellowship of The Woodlands
• Shook, Missouri, United States
• Travis Shook (born 1969), jazz pianist

See also

• Shake (disambiguation)
• Shaked (disambiguation)
• Shaken (disambiguation)
• Shaker (disambiguation)
• Shakes (disambiguation)
• Shook Ones

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