" shakes "

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 : 

•  agitates,

•  buckets,

•  convulses,

•  jerks,

•  jiggles,

•  joggles,

•  jolts,

•  jounces,

•  judders,

•  quakes,

•  quivers,

•  shudders,

•  vibrates,

•  wobbles

•  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 : 

•  avoids,

•  dodges,

•  ducks,

•  eludes,

•  escapes,

•  eschews,

•  evades,

•  finesses,

•  gets around,

•  scapes,

•  shirks,

•  shuffles (out of),

•  shuns,

•  weasels (out of)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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 recovers (from), rallies;

•  Synonyms : 

•  rallies,

•  rebounds,

•  recovers (from),

•  comes back,

•  gains,

•  heals,

•  mends,

•  recoups,

•  recovers,

•  recuperates,

•  snaps back

•  Antonyms : 

•  catches,

•  comes down (with),

•  contracts,

•  gets,

•  goes down (with),

•  sickens (with),

•  takes,

•  breaks out (with),

•  dies (from),

•  succumbs (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 : 

•  beats,

•  bilks,

•  bleeds,

•  cheats,

•  chisels,

•  chouses,

•  cons,

•  cozens,

•  defrauds,

•  diddles,

•  does,

•  does in,

•  euchres,

•  fiddles,

•  fleeces,

•  flimflams,

•  gaffs,

•  hoses,

•  hustles,

•  mulcts,

•  nobbles,

•  plucks,

•  reams,

•  rips off,

•  rooks,

•  screws,

•  shortchanges,

•  shorts,

•  skins,

•  skunks,

•  squeezes,

•  sticks,

•  stiffs,

•  stings,

•  suckers,

•  swindles,

•  thimblerigs,

•  victimizes

•  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 : 

•  comes out,

•  falls out,

•  pans out,

•  proves,

•  turns 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 : 

•  appalls,

•  floors,

•  jolts,

•  shocks

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: 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)

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: 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 : 

•  dances,

•  foots (it),

•  hoofs (it),

•  steps

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawls,

•  creeps,

•  pokes

2: to proceed or move quickly;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrels,

•  belts,

•  blasts,

•  blazes,

•  blows,

•  bolts,

•  bombs,

•  bowls,

•  breezes,

•  bundles,

•  bustles,

•  buzzes,

•  cannonballs,

•  careens,

•  careers,

•  chases,

•  courses,

•  cracks (on),

•  dashes,

•  drives,

•  flies,

•  hares,

•  hastens,

•  hies,

•  highballs,

•  hotfoots (it),

•  humps,

•  hurls,

•  hurries,

•  hurtles,

•  hustles,

•  jets,

•  jumps,

•  motors,

•  nips,

•  pelts,

•  races,

•  rams,

•  rips,

•  rockets,

•  runs,

•  rushes,

•  rustles,

•  scoots,

•  scurries,

•  scuttles,

•  shoots,

•  speeds,

•  steps,

•  tears,

•  travels,

•  trots,

•  whirls,

•  whisks,

•  zips,

•  zooms

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)