Shake
/ˈʃeɪk/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Shake
noun
- The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
"She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head."
- A milkshake.
- A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
- Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
- (building material) A thin shingle.
verb
- To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
"He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere."
- To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.
"Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no"."
- To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
"to shake fruit down from a tree"
- To disturb emotionally; to shock.
"He was shaken by what had happened."
- To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
"I can't shake the feeling that I forgot something."
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