Meaning & Definition of Shake in English

1. Building material used as siding or roofing

2. Frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream

3. A note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

4. Grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

5. A reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

6. Causing to move repeatedly from side to side

1. Move or cause to move back and forth

• "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"

• "My hands were shaking"

2. Move with or as if with a tremor

• "His hands shook"

3. Shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively

• "The old engine was juddering"

4. Move back and forth or sideways

• "The ship was rocking"

• "The tall building swayed"

• "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

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"

7. Get rid of

• "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"

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!"