Found 9 hits - Term: shook, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
shook \shook\ shoo^k,
imp. obs. or poet. p. p. of shake.
1913 webster
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shake
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
shook \shook\, n. cf. shock a bundle of sheaves. com.
a a set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one
hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound
together in compact form.
b a set of boards for a sugar box.
c the parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead,
packed together.
1913 webster
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shock
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
shook \shook\, v. t.
to pack, as staves, in a shook.
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- [4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
shake \shake\, v. t. imp. shook; p. p. shaken, shook,
obs.; p. pr. vb. n. shaking. oe. shaken, schaken, as.
scacan, sceacan; akin to icel. sw. skaka, os. skakan, to
depart, to flee. root161. cf. shock, v.
1. to cause to move with quick or violent vibrations; to move
rapidly one way and the other; to make to tremble or
shiver; to agitate.
1913 webster
as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is
shaken of a mighty wind. --rev. vi. 13.
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ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels
that shake heaven's basis. --milton.
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2. fig.: to move from firmness; to weaken the stability of;
to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of.
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when his doctrines grew too strong to be shook by
his enemies, they persecuted his reputation.
--atterbury.
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thy equal fear that my firm faith and love
can by his fraud be shaken or seduced. --milton.
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3. mus. to give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake
a note in music.
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4. to move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting
or vibrating motion; to rid one's self of; -- generally
with an adverb, as off, out, etc.; as, to shake fruit down
from a tree.
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shake off the golden slumber of repose. --shak.
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'tis our fast intent
to shake all cares and business from our age.
--shak.
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i could scarcely shake him out of my company.
--bunyan.
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to shake a cask naut., to knock a cask to pieces and pack
the staves.
to shake hands, to perform the customary act of civility by
clasping and moving hands, as an expression of greeting,
farewell, good will, agreement, etc.
to shake out a reef naut., to untile the reef points and
spread more canvas.
to shake the bells. see under bell.
to shake the sails naut., to luff up in the wind, causing
the sails to shiver. --ham. nav. encyc.
1913 webster
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shook shaken shaking shock to shake a cask to shake hands
to shake out a reef to shake the bells bell to shake the sails
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
shake
n 1: building material used as siding or roofing syn: shingle
2: frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or
ice cream syn: milkshake, milk shake
3: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone
above it syn: trill
4: grasping and shaking a person's hand as to acknowledge an
introduction or to agree on a contract syn: handshake,
handshaking, handclasp
5: reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement syn: tremble,
shiver
6: causing to move repeatedly from side to side syn: wag, waggle
v 1: move or cause to move back and forth; "the chemist shook the
flask vigorously"; "my hands were shaking" syn: agitate
2: move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook" syn: didder
3: shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "the old engine
was juddering" syn: judder
4: move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking";
"the tall building swayed"; "she rocked back and forth on
her feet" syn: rock, sway
5: undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken";
"the bad news shook her hopes"
6: stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "these stories
shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
syn: stimulate, shake up, excite, stir
7: get rid of; "i couldn't shake the car that was following me"
syn: shake off, throw off, escape from
8: bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "he
was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the
salt shaker"
9: shake a body part to communicate a greeting, feeling, or
cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "she shook her finger
at the naughty students"; "the old enemies shook hands";
"don't shake your fist at me"
also: shook, shaken
see also:
shingle milkshake milk shake trill handshake handshaking
handclasp tremble shiver wag waggle
agitate didder judder rock sway
stimulate shake up excite stir shake off
throw off escape from shook shaken
- [6] : WordNet (r) 2.0
shook
n : a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or
shipment
- [7] : WordNet (r) 2.0
shook
see shake
see also:
shake
- [8] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
39 moby thesaurus words for "shook":
balled-up, bothered, bowled down, chaotic, confused, discomposed,
disconcerted, disordered, disorganized, disturbed, electrified,
embarrassed, flustered, fluttered, fussed, in a jumble,
in a pother, in a pucker, in a stew, in a sweat, in a swivet,
in a tizzy, jarred, jolted, jumbled, mixed-up, perplexed,
perturbed, put-out, rattled, ruffled, shaken, shocked, shuffled,
staggered, startled, taken aback, unsettled, upset
- [9] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
shook, mo
zip codes: 63963
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