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Noun shook has 1 sense

shook - a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
--₁ is a kind of barrel, cask

Verb shake has 9 senses

shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
--₁ is one way to move

Derived forms: noun shake₆, noun shaker₃, noun shaking₁
Sample sentences:
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shake, didder - move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"
--₂ is one way to move involuntarily, move reflexively

Derived forms: noun shake₅, noun shaking₂
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s
judder, shake - shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering"
--₃ is one way to vibrate
Sample sentences:
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rock, sway, shake - move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
--₄ is one way to move back and forth

Derived form: noun shake₆
Sample sentences:
The crowds shake in the streets
The streets shake with crowds
shake - undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
--₅ is one way to weaken
Sample sentence:
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stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
--₆ is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Sample sentences:
The performance is likely to shake Sue
The bad news will shake him
shake, shake off, throw off, escape from - get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
--₇ is one way to escape, get away, break loose
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
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shake - 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"
--₈ is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
shake - 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!"
--₉ is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion

Derived form: noun shake₄
Sample sentence:
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