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quake
 
Noun quake has 1 sense
  1. earthquake, quake, temblor, seism - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
    --1 is a kind of geological phenomenon
    --1 has particulars:
     shock, seismic disturbance; tremor, earth tremor, microseism; seaquake, submarine earthquake
    Derived form: verb quake2
Verb quake has 2 senses
  1. quiver, quake, palpitate - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
    --1 is one way to tremble
    Derived form: noun quaker2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. tremor, quake - shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking"
    --2 is one way to shake, agitate
    Derived form: noun quake1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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