Shake

  • 71shake — 1. verb 1) the building shook Syn: vibrate, tremble, quiver, quake, shiver, shudder, judder, wobble, rock, sway, convulse 2) she shook the bottle Syn …

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  • 72shake up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms shake up : present tense I/you/we/they shake up he/she/it shakes up present participle shaking up past tense shook up past participle shaken up 1) to upset or frighten someone by shocking or surprising them A… …

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  • 73shake-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms shake up : singular shake up plural shake ups an important change in the way that something such as a department or a company is organized …

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  • 74shake —  1. n. Moment. Hence in a shake, in two shakes (of a lamb s tail) etc. Very quickly.  2. v. Shake hands. Esp. shake on it Conclude a deal by shaking hands …

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  • 75shake — /ʃeɪk/ verb to move something quickly from side to side ♦ to shake hands to hold someone’s hand when meeting to show you are pleased to meet them or to show that an agreement has been reached ● The two negotiating teams shook hands and sat down… …

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  • 76shake —    an informal unit of time equal to 10 8 second or 10 nanoseconds (ns). This unit originated in nuclear physics. In an atomic explosion, fast moving neutrons break apart atoms of uranium or plutonium; the fission of these atoms releases… …

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  • 77shake — See cowl shake scuttle shake side shake …

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  • 78shake up — verb a) To agitate by shaking. If you shake up a can of cola and then open, you get an explosion. b) To reorganize, to make reforms in. The new boss is going to shake things up, so be aware …

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  • 79shake-up — n. a personnel shake up * * * [ ʃeɪkʌp] a personnel shake up …

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  • 80shake — sha·ke s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} ballo diffusosi nella seconda metà degli anni Sessanta, di tempo veloce, fortemente cadenzato e senza passi stabiliti {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1966. ETIMO: ingl. shake propr. scuotimento , der. di (to)… …

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