shook
shook
- n a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
- v move or cause to move back and forth
The chemist shook the flask vigorously - v move with or as if with a tremor
his hands shook - v shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
- v move back and forth or sideways
- v undermine or cause to waver
The bad news shook her hopes - v stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
These stories shook the community
the civil war shook the country - v get rid of
- v bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
- v shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
She shook her finger at the naughty students
The old enemies shook hands
- The theft shook France: the country's borders were closed, administrators at the museum were dismissed, enemies of traditional art were suspected of evil intentions.
- Like a lot of folks in the San Francisco area, Amadeo Peter Giannini was thrown from his bed in the wee hours of April 18, 1906, when the Great Quake shook parts of the city to .
- Cavorting sullenly before Hollywood cameras last week, Sexhibitionist Elvis Presley got all shook up by his pelvic pulsations, dislodged a cap prettifying one of his teeth, inhaled .