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he thought he had shaken off his pursuer
in the final lap she looked as though she had shaken off the Dutch girl
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ˌshake sb ˈoff — phrasal verb to escape from someone who is following you … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
shake someone/thing off — get rid of or put an end to. → shake … English new terms dictionary
throw someone off — SHAKE OFF, get away from, escape, elude, give someone the slip, throw off the scent, dodge, lose. → throw … Useful english dictionary
shake — shake1 [ ʃeık ] (past tense shook [ ʃuk ] ; past participle shaken [ ʃeıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 make quick movements ▸ 2 get rid of problem etc. ▸ 3 when voice sounds weak ▸ 4 make less strong etc. ▸ 5 cause fear/emotion ▸ 6 escape from someone ▸ +… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shake — 1 / SeIk/ past tense shook past participle shaken verb 1 MOVEMENT (I) to move up and down or from side to side with quick repeated movements: His hand shook as he signed the paper. | The ground was shaking beneath their feet. | shake with… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shake — I UK [ʃeɪk] / US verb Word forms shake : present tense I/you/we/they shake he/she/it shakes present participle shaking past tense shook UK [ʃʊk] / US past participle shaken UK [ˈʃeɪkən] / US *** 1) [intransitive] to make lots of quick small… … English dictionary
shake — [[t]ʃe͟ɪk[/t]] ♦♦ shakes, shaking, shook, shaken (The form shook can be used as the past participle for meaning 2 of the phrasal verb shake up.) 1) VERB If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backwards and forwards or up and down … English dictionary
shake off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you shake off something that you do not want such as an illness or a bad habit, you manage to recover from it or get rid of it. [V P n (not pron)] Businessmen are frantically trying to shake off the bad habits learned under six … English dictionary
shake — verb (past shook; past participle shaken) 1》 tremble or vibrate or cause to do so. ↘tremble uncontrollably with strong emotion. 2》 move forcefully or quickly up and down or to and fro. ↘remove from something by shaking. ↘brandish in… … English new terms dictionary
shake*/*/*/ — [ʃeɪk] (past tense shook [ʃʊk] ; past participle shaken [ˈʃeɪkən] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to make lots of quick small movements up and down, or from side to side, or to make someone or something do this Houses shook as a bomb exploded in the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
