shake — [ʆeɪk] verb shook PASTTENSE [ʆʊk] shaken PASTPART [ˈʆeɪkən] [transitive] if something shakes people s confidence, hopes, belief etc, it makes them feel less confident, hopeful etc: • Consumer confidence has been badly shaken by fears of … Financial and business terms
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 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 driv … Useful english dictionary
shake|out — «SHAYK OWT», noun. Informal. 1. a) a recession in a particular type of business, industry, trade, or other area of the economy, especially when accompanied by a disappearance of small competitor, marginal enterprises, and the like: »A shakeout… … Useful english dictionary
shake — shake1 W2S3 [ʃeık] v past tense shook [ʃuk] past participle shaken [ˈʃeıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move)¦ 2¦(body)¦ 3 shake your head 4 shake somebody s hand/shake hands with somebody 5¦(shock)¦ 6 shake somebody s confidence/beliefs etc 7 somebody s voice… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — 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 out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shake out : 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 shake something outshake something out of something to… … English dictionary
Shake the Disease — Single par Depeche Mode Face A Shake the Disease Face B Flexible Sortie 29 avril 1985 Enregistrement … Wikipédia en Français
Shake, Rattle & Roll (Filipino film series) — Shake, Rattle Roll is a Filipino horror film series dating back to 1984. It is currently produced by Regal Films. Most of the series are official entries for the Metro Manila Film Festival with the exception of the sixth installment which… … Wikipedia
