1. Move or cause to move back and forth
   "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking";
   - agitate
    
2. Move with or as if with a tremor
   "his hands shook";
   - didder [archaic]
    
3. Vibrate rapidly and intensively
   "The old engine was shaking";
   - judder [Brit]
    
4. Move back and forth or sideways
   "the ship was shaking";
   - rock, sway
    
5. Undermine or cause to waver
   "The bad news shook her hopes"
    
6. 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"; "shake one's head"; "Don't shake your fist at me!"
    
7. Excite the feelings or emotions of; disturb the peace of
   "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"; "These stories shook up the community";
   - shake up, excite, stir
    
8. Evade or escape from a pursuer
   "I couldn't shake the car that was following me";
   - shake off, throw off
    
9. Bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
   "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
    
10. Rid oneself of something unwanted by forceful or determined action
    "I can't shake off the feeling something's wrong";
    - shake off, throw off, cast off, shed

1. Causing to move repeatedly from side to side
   "The shake of the earthquake lasted several seconds";
   - wag, waggle
    
2. Grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
   "They sealed the deal with a firm shake";
   - handshake, handshaking, handclasp
    
3. A reflex motion caused by cold, fear or excitement
   "A shake ran through his body as he stepped onto the stage";
   - tremble, shiver
    
4. Frothy drink of milk and flavouring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
   "The diner was famous for its thick chocolate shakes"; "She ordered a strawberry milk shake with her burger";
   - milkshake, milk shake
    
5. [N. Amer] Building material used as siding or roofing
   "The old cabin was covered with weathered cedar shakes";
   - shingle
    
6. A note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
   "The violinist executed a perfect shake in the cadenza";
   - trill

Sounds like: sext, shake, sheik

Derived forms: shaking, shook, shaken, shakes

Type of: acknowledgement, acknowledgment, agitation, alter, arouse, break loose, building material, change, drink, elicit, enkindle [literary], escape, evoke, gesticulate, gesture, get away, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, kindle, modify, motion, move, move back and forth, move involuntarily, move reflexively, musical note, note, physiological reaction, provoke, raise, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, tone, unconditioned reflex, vibrate, weaken

Encyclopedia: Shake, Rattle and Rock