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Shake
SHAKE, v.t. pret. shook; pp. shaken.
1. To cause to move with quick vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to agitate; as, the wind shakes a tree; an earthquake shakes the hills or the earth.
I shook my lap, and said, so God shake out every man from his house-
Neh 5
He shook the sacred honors of his head. Dryden.
-As a fig casteth her untimely fruit, when it is shaken of a mighty wind.
Rev 6.
2. To make to totter or tremble.
The rapid wheels shake the heav'n's basis. Milton.
3. To cause to shiver; as, an ague shakes the whole frame.
4. To throw down by a violent motion.
Macbeth is ripe for shaking. Shak.
[But see shake off, which is generally used.]
5. To throw away; to drive off.
'Tis our first intent
To shake all cares and business from our age. [See Shake off.] Shak.
6. To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to endanger; to threaten to overthrow. Nothing should shake our belief in the being and perfections of God, and in our own accountableness.
7. To cause to waver or doubt; to impair the resolution of; to depress the courage of.
That ye be not soon shaken in mind. 2 Th 2.
8. To trill; as, to shake a note in music.
To shake hands, sometimes, to unite with; to aggree or contract with; more generally, to take leave of, from the practice of shaking hands at meeting and parting.
To shake off, to drive off; to throw off or down by violence; as, to shake off the dust of the feet; also, to rid one's self; to free from; to divest of; as, to shake off disease or grief; to shake off troublesome dependents.
SHAKE, v.i.
1. To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; as, the tree shakes with the wind; the house shakes in a tempest.
The foundations of the earth do shake. Isa 24.
2. To tremble; to shiver; to quake; as, a man shakes in an ague; or he shakes with cold, or with terror.
3. To totter.
Under his burning wheels
The steadfast empyrean shook throught,
All but the throne itself of God. Milton.
SHAKE, n.
1. Concussion; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and the other; agitation.
The great soldier's honor was composed of thicker stuff which could endure a shake. Herbert.
2. A trembling or shivering; agitation.
3. A motion of hands clasped.
Our salutations were very hearty on both sides, consisting of many kind shakes of the hand. Addison.
4. In music, a trill; a rapid reiteration of two notes comprehending an interval not greater than one whole tone, nor less than a semitone.
shake appears in definitions for these words:
Abhor Abroach Act Action Admittance Advertising Affection Agitable Agitate Agitated Alee All Allottery Amendment Ancient Aquatinta Arch Assault Atomy Awful Battalion Batter Bead-proof Beat Become Behindhand Bell Betide Bias Blush Bob Bobbed Boy Brandish Break Bridegroom Brief Brogue Brotherly Canary Canvass Chaliced Chuckle Churn Clack Clamor Clout Comport Compunctious Concussion Confess Conquassate Content Convulse Convulsed Coscinomancy Dandiprat Dazzle Dew-lap Dilate Discuss Drone Earthshaking Equity Ether Exagitate Excuss Extraordinary Fether Flabby Fork Frill Genius Grace Hand Hardy Headshake Hedge Horrisonous Horror Hustle I Imminence Immovability Immovable Immovably Impregnable Inconcussible Jar Jarred Jet Jingle Jog Jogging Joggle Joggled Jolt Jolting Journal Lay Lift Live Make Might Minnoc Mouth Move Niter Nod O Obstinacy Obstinately Over Palpation Pelting Placket Port Premises Primrose Proof Quagmire Quake Quash Quassation Quaver Quiver Rampant Repercuss Risible Robbins Rock Sceptic Serve Shake Shaker Shardborn Shiver Shock Shog Shoggle Shudder Signory Sir Sleeve Slight Slipstring Slough So Specktacle Stable Stall-worn Steddiness Succussation Succussion Swarm Sway T Termagant Terribly Testimony Thrill Totter Tremble Tremblement Tremblingly Trill Trilled Trilling Unmovable Unshakable Unshaken Unshook Warp Welkin Whimpled Wood-note
Abhor Abroach Act Action Admittance Advertising Affection Agitable Agitate Agitated Alee All Allottery Amendment Ancient Aquatinta Arch Assault Atomy Awful Battalion Batter Bead-proof Beat Become Behindhand Bell Betide Bias Blush Bob Bobbed Boy Brandish Break Bridegroom Brief Brogue Brotherly Canary Canvass Chaliced Chuckle Churn Clack Clamor Clout Comport Compunctious Concussion Confess Conquassate Content Convulse Convulsed Coscinomancy Dandiprat Dazzle Dew-lap Dilate Discuss Drone Earthshaking Equity Ether Exagitate Excuss Extraordinary Fether Flabby Fork Frill Genius Grace Hand Hardy Headshake Hedge Horrisonous Horror Hustle I Imminence Immovability Immovable Immovably Impregnable Inconcussible Jar Jarred Jet Jingle Jog Jogging Joggle Joggled Jolt Jolting Journal Lay Lift Live Make Might Minnoc Mouth Move Niter Nod O Obstinacy Obstinately Over Palpation Pelting Placket Port Premises Primrose Proof Quagmire Quake Quash Quassation Quaver Quiver Rampant Repercuss Risible Robbins Rock Sceptic Serve Shake Shaker Shardborn Shiver Shock Shog Shoggle Shudder Signory Sir Sleeve Slight Slipstring Slough So Specktacle Stable Stall-worn Steddiness Succussation Succussion Swarm Sway T Termagant Terribly Testimony Thrill Totter Tremble Tremblement Tremblingly Trill Trilled Trilling Unmovable Unshakable Unshaken Unshook Warp Welkin Whimpled Wood-note
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