shake /ʃeɪk/
1. building material used as siding or roofing
2. frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
synset: milkshake, milk_shake, shake
3. a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
4. grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
synset: handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp
5. a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
synset: tremble, shiver, shake
6. causing to move repeatedly from side to side
1. move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
2. move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"
3. shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering"
4. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
5. undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
synset: shake
6. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
synset: stimulate, shake, shake_up, excite, stir
7. get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
synset: shake, 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"
synset: shake
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!"
synset: shake
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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