Shake often carries a further implication of a particular purpose. To move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements, or to make something or… Shake synonyms, shake pronunciation, shake translation, english dictionary definition of shake Shook , shak·en , shak·ing , shakes v To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements I shook the juice container.
If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backwards and forwards or up and down You can also shake a person, for example, because you are angry with them or because you want them to wake up. [intransitive] shake (with something) (of somebody’s voice) to sound unsteady, usually because you are nervous, upset or angry. Shake, quiver, tremble, vibrate refer to an agitated movement that, in living things, is often involuntary To shake is to agitate more or less quickly, abruptly, and often unevenly so as to disturb the poise, stability, or equilibrium of a person or thing A pole shaking under his weight.
