shake up

verb

1. shock physically (Freq. 1)

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Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game

• Syn: ↑jar, ↑bump around

• Hypernyms: ↑move, ↑displace

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

2. shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)

• Syn: ↑succuss

• Derivationally related forms: ↑succussion (for: ↑succuss)

• Hypernyms: ↑shake, ↑agitate

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

3. make fuller by shaking

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fluff up the pillows

• Syn: ↑fluff up, ↑plump up

• Hypernyms: ↑shake, ↑agitate

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

4. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

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These stories shook the community

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the civil war shook the country

• Syn: ↑stimulate, ↑shake, ↑excite, ↑stir

• See Also: ↑stir up (for: ↑stir)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑stir (for: ↑stir), ↑stirrer (for: ↑stir), ↑excitement (for: ↑excite), ↑excitation (for: ↑excite)

• Hypernyms:

↑arouse, ↑elicit, ↑enkindle, ↑kindle, ↑evoke, ↑fire, ↑raise, ↑provoke

• Hyponyms:

↑fuel, ↑arouse, ↑sex, ↑excite, ↑turn on, ↑wind up, ↑frighten, ↑fright, ↑scare, ↑affright, ↑thrill, ↑tickle, ↑vibrate, ↑tempt, ↑invite, ↑elate, ↑lift up, ↑uplift, ↑pick up, ↑intoxicate, ↑inspire, ↑animate, ↑invigorate, ↑enliven, ↑exalt, ↑titillate

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

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The performance is likely to shake up Sue

5. organize anew

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We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under

• Syn: ↑reorganize, ↑reorganise

• Derivationally related forms: ↑shake-up, ↑reorganization (for: ↑reorganize), ↑shakeup

• Hypernyms: ↑organize, ↑organise

• Hyponyms: ↑retool, ↑revise

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

6. change the arrangement or position of

• Syn: ↑agitate, ↑vex, ↑disturb, ↑commove, ↑stir up, ↑raise up

• Hypernyms: ↑move, ↑displace

• Hyponyms: ↑beat, ↑scramble, ↑toss, ↑roil, ↑rile, ↑poke

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

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shake up [phrasal verb]

1 shake (someone) up or shake up (someone) : to upset (someone) : to shock or frighten (someone)

The accident shook up both drivers.

She was shaken up when she heard what happened.

The layoffs shook up the whole department.

— see also ↑shake 4 (above), 1

2 shake (something) up or shake up (something) : to make many changes in (something, such as a company or organization)

The coach shook things up by hiring new assistants.

The new CEO shook up the company by asking some senior managers to leave.

— see also ↑shake-up

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Main Entry: ↑shake