Another word for shake
shake
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Another word for shake
To cause to move to and fro with short, jerky movements:
jiggle, joggle. See repetitionTo move to and fro in short, jerky movements:
quake, quaver, quiver, shiver1, shudder, tremble, twitter, vibrate. See repetitionTo cause to move to and fro violently:
agitate, churn, convulse, rock. See calm, repetitionTo move to and fro violently:
quake, rock, tremble, vibrate. See repetitionTo alter the settled state or position of:
dislocate, displace, disturb, move, shift. See move- (Slang)
To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable:
clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve, rid, shake off, throw off, unburden. See keep - (Slang)
To get away from (a pursuer):
elude, evade, lose, shake off, slip, throw off. Idiom: give someone the shake (or slip). See seek To impair or destroy the composure of.
Also used with up: agitate, bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, toss, unsettle, upset. (Informal) rattle. See calmTo deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety, or disgust:
appall, consternate, daunt, dismay, horrify, shock1. See fear
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To obtain by coercion or intimidation:
exact, extort, squeeze, wrench, wrest, wring. See get - (Slang)
To make a thorough search of:
comb, forage, ransack, rummage, scour2. Idioms: beat the bushes, leave no stone unturned, look (or search) high and low, look (or search) up and down, turn inside out, turn upside down. See investigate - (Slang)
To examine the person or personal effects of in order to find something lost or concealed:
frisk, inspect, search. See investigate
To free from or cast out something objectionable or undesirable:
clear, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, release, relieve, rid, throw off, unburden. (Slang) shake. See keepTo get away from (a pursuer):
elude, evade, lose, slip, throw off. (Slang) shake. Idiom: give someone the shake (or slip). See seek
A nervous shaking of the body:
quake, quiver, shiver1, shudder, thrill, tic, tremor, twitch. See repetition- (Informal)
A shaking of the earth:
earthquake, quake, seism, temblor, tremblor, tremor. See move, repetition - (Informal)
A state of nervous restlessness or agitation.
Used in plural: fidget (often used in plural), jitter (used in plural), jump (used in plural), shiver1 (used in plural), tremble (often used in plural). (Informal) all-overs. (Slang) heebie-jeebies, jim-jams, willies. See calm, fear
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