shake out

shake out
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English shaken out to remove with or as if with a shake, from shaken to shake + out, adverb
1. : to let out with or as if with a shake

took that whip from his saddle horn and shook it out — H.G.Evarts

2. : to drive (weak speculators) from the market by increasing margin requirements or causing prices to move adversely

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shake out
To empty or cause to spread or unfold by shaking
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Main Entry: ↑shake

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ˌshake ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they shake out he/she/it shakes out present participle shaking out past tense shook out past participle shaken out] phrasal verb
to shake a cloth, sheet, piece of clothing etc so that dust and dirt fall off

Help me shake out this blanket.

Thesaurus: to make things cleaner or tidiersynonym to move up and down or backwards and forwardssynonym
Main entry: shake

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eventually prove to happen

we'll see what shakes out

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shake out [phrasal verb]
1 informal : to happen or end in a particular way

We are just going to wait to see how things shake out. [=turn out]

2 shake (something) out or shake out (something) : to shake (something) back and forth or up and down in order to remove dirt, wrinkles, etc., from it

She shook out the clothes as she took them from the dryer.

He shook the rug out.

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Main Entry: ↑shake

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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