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Meaning of shook
noun
- A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
- The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.
verb
- To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook.
verb
- To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. Example: He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.
- To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval. Example: Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no".
- To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion. Example: to shake fruit down from a tree
- To disturb emotionally; to shock. Example: He was shaken by what had happened.
- To lose, evade, or get rid of (something). Example: I can't shake the feeling that I forgot something.
adjective
- Shaken up; rattled; shocked or surprised.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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