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(v)
To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
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(transitive, informal) To reorganize, to make reforms in.
(intransitive) To spasm or shake violently.
To swing from side to side, as an animal's tail, or someone's head to express disagreement or disbelief.
(transitive) To move (something) with short, quick motions; to wobble.
(dialect, intransitive) To rattle or shiver.
(intransitive) To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
(transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
To tremble or shake, especially when cold or frightened.
(transitive) To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
(intransitive) To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.
(idiomatic) To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
(transitive) To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.
(n)
The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.
A greeting by clasping hands.
A handshake.
To encourage into action.
Alternative form of milkshake. [A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.]
A formation of minerals, specifically:
A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
get rid of
(transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
(transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.
(intransitive) (figurative) To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.
(intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
A shake, quiver, or vibration.
An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
(transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
(intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
(transitive) to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids.
(informal) To work.
A sudden, heavy impact.
To hit, slap or strike.
(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
The state or condition of being restless; an inability to be still, quiet, at peace or comfortable.
(adj)
(of a person, predicative only) Angry, distressed, or unhappy
A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
(heading, physical) To strike.
(transitive) To violently break something into pieces.
To make upset or uncomfortable
(intransitive) To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
(transitive) To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
(transitive) To make something unstable.
Repeated moving of arms or hands to signal.
(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path or position.
(transitive) To make tighter.
(transitive) To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
(transitive or intransitive) To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
(ambitransitive) To twist or whirl, as an eddy.
(transitive) To run faster than.
(figuratively) To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
Being in doubt; indecisive.
(transitive) To grasp or grip.
Indecision in speech or action.
The act of making strokes or giving a stroke.
A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.
The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
Of or pertaining to vibration.
invigorating or inspiring
(intransitive, with of) To eliminate or to get rid of something.
(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
A drink made from whole fruit, thus thicker than fruit juice.
(transitive) (also reflexive) Followed by of: to free (oneself or someone, or a place) from an annoyance or hindrance.
(transitive) To influence or alter.
(transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry.
(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
(ambitransitive) To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.
The act, or the result of making a mixture.
A mixture of two or more things.
A process of intermixture.
A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.
A brace, band, or clasp for strengthening or holding things that are apart together.
(intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.
(transitive, computing) To recompute the structure of a hash table, taking into account any newly added items.
A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.
(historical) A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; seigniorage.
To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.
The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
(ambitransitive) To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds).
The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
(US, Philippines) An earthquake.
(seismology) An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
(transitive, intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.
Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
A mixed alcoholic beverage.
An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.