" shake "

1: to make a series of small irregular or violent movements;

  * e.g., " ... the bus rattled and shook as it barreled down a rutted road "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agitate,

•  bucket,

•  convulse,

•  jerk,

•  jiggle,

•  joggle,

•  jolt,

•  jounce,

•  judder,

•  quake,

•  quiver,

•  shudder,

•  vibrate,

•  wobble

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery;

  * e.g., " ... we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot "

•  Synonyms : 

•  avoid,

•  dodge,

•  duck,

•  elude,

•  escape,

•  eschew,

•  evade,

•  finesse,

•  get around,

•  scape,

•  shirk,

•  shuffle (out of),

•  shun,

•  weasel (out of)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in recover (from), rally;

•  Synonyms : 

•  rally,

•  rebound,

•  recover (from),

•  come back,

•  gain,

•  heal,

•  mend,

•  recoup,

•  recover,

•  recuperate,

•  snap back

•  Antonyms : 

•  catch,

•  come down (with),

•  contract,

•  get,

•  go down (with),

•  sicken (with),

•  take,

•  break out (with),

•  die (from),

•  succumb (to)

1: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;

  * e.g., " ... the rumor is that he started his career shaking people down as an enforcer for the mob "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  bilk,

•  bleed,

•  cheat,

•  chisel,

•  chouse,

•  con,

•  cozen,

•  defraud,

•  diddle,

•  do,

•  do in,

•  euchre,

•  fiddle,

•  fleece,

•  flimflam,

•  gaff,

•  hose,

•  hustle,

•  mulct,

•  nobble,

•  pluck,

•  ream,

•  rip off,

•  rook,

•  screw,

•  short,

•  shortchange,

•  skin,

•  skunk,

•  squeeze,

•  stick,

•  stiff,

•  sting,

•  sucker,

•  swindle,

•  thimblerig,

•  victimize

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to come to be;

  * e.g., " ... after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out "

•  Synonyms : 

•  come out,

•  fall out,

•  pan out,

•  prove,

•  turn out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause an unpleasant surprise for;

  * e.g., " ... the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appall,

•  floor,

•  jolt,

•  shock

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a very small space of time;

  * e.g., " ... I'll be there in two shakes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  eyeblink,

•  flash,

•  heartbeat,

•  instant,

•  jiff,

•  jiffy,

•  minute,

•  moment,

•  nanosecond,

•  New York minute,

•  second,

•  split second,

•  trice,

•  twinkle,

•  twinkling,

•  wink

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a sense of panic or extreme nervousness;

  * e.g., " ... I get the shakes every time I hear her voice "

•  Synonyms : 

•  butterflies,

•  dither,

•  heebie-jeebies,

•  jimjams,

•  jitters,

•  nerves,

•  screaming meemies,

•  shivers,

•  whim-whams,

•  willies

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a shaking of the earth;

  * e.g., " ... the shake was a modest 3.1 on the Richter scale "

•  Synonyms : 

•  earthquake,

•  quake,

•  temblor,

•  tremor

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in shakeout;

•  Synonyms : 

•  shakeout,

•  closing,

•  shutdown,

•  bird,

•  boot,

•  bum's rush,

•  downsizing,

•  firing,

•  heave-ho,

•  sack,

•  pink slip,

•  ax,

•  discharge,

•  dismissal,

•  furlough,

•  layoff,

•  redundancy

•  Antonyms : 

•  callback,

•  recall,

•  reemployment,

•  rehire,

•  rehiring

1: as in shakeouts;

•  Synonyms : 

•  shakeouts,

•  closings,

•  shutdowns,

•  birds,

•  boots,

•  bum's rushes,

•  firings,

•  heave-hos,

•  sacks,

•  pink slips,

•  axes,

•  discharges,

•  dismissals,

•  furloughs,

•  layoffs,

•  redundancies

•  Antonyms : 

•  callbacks,

•  recalls,

•  reemployments,

•  rehires

1: the practice of giving to others what is their due;

  * e.g., " ... it's going to be tough to get a fair shake the way this country's legal system is set up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  equity,

•  justice,

•  right

•  Antonyms : 

•  inequity,

•  injustice,

•  raw deal,

•  wrong

1: to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music;

  * e.g., " ... The DJ played music that was sure to make every party guest get up and shake a leg. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dance,

•  foot (it),

•  hoof (it),

•  step

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawl,

•  creep,

•  poke

2: to proceed or move quickly;

  * e.g., " ... We'd better shake a leg if we want to make the movie! "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrel,

•  belt,

•  blast,

•  blaze,

•  blow,

•  bolt,

•  bomb,

•  bowl,

•  breeze,

•  bundle,

•  bustle,

•  buzz,

•  cannonball,

•  careen,

•  career,

•  chase,

•  course,

•  crack (on),

•  dash,

•  drive,

•  fly,

•  hare,

•  hasten,

•  hie,

•  highball,

•  hotfoot (it),

•  hump,

•  hurl,

•  hurry,

•  hurtle,

•  hustle,

•  jet,

•  jump,

•  motor,

•  nip,

•  pelt,

•  race,

•  ram,

•  rip,

•  rocket,

•  run,

•  rush,

•  rustle,

•  scoot,

•  scurry,

•  scuttle,

•  shoot,

•  speed,

•  step,

•  tear,

•  travel,

•  trot,

•  whirl,

•  whisk,

•  zip,

•  zoom

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)