Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
get rid of
"I couldn''t shake the car that was following me"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 2
"The chemist shook the flask vigorously"
"My hands were shaking"
Type of:
move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"shake one''s head"
"She shook her finger at the naughty students"
"The old enemies shook hands"
"Don''t shake your fist at me!"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"He was shaken from his dreams"
"shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 5
"my faith has been shaken"
"The bad news shook her hopes"
Type of:
weaken
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 6
"his hands shook"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun
Sense 8
verb
Sense 10
"These stories shook the community"
"the civil war shook the country"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 11
"The old engine was juddering"
Type of:
vibrate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 12
Type of:
drink
verb
Sense 13
"the ship was rocking"
"the tall building swayed"
"She rocked back and forth on her feet"
Type of:
move back and forth
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun
Sense 14
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
89
Times Searched
3
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