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Chinese translation of 'shake down'Nearby words ofshake down - shaft
- shaggy
- shake
- shake down
- shake off
- shake up
- Shakespeare and his contemporaries
Related terms ofshake down
phrasal verbIf someone shakes you down, they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you. [US] Former police checkpoints on highways were being used to shake down motorists forbribes. [VERB PARTICLE noun] Residents complain about being harassed and even shaken down for their money. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] See full dictionary entry for shakeshake down in British Englishverb (adverb)1. to fall or settle or cause to fall or settle by shaking 2. (transitive) US slang to extort money from, esp by blackmail or threats of violence 3. (transitive) US slang to search thoroughly 4. (transitive) informal, mainly US to submit (a vessel, etc) to a shakedown test 5. (intransitive) to go to bed, esp to a makeshift bed 6. (intransitive) (of a person, animal, etc) to settle down noun shakedown7. US slang a swindle or act of extortion 8. US slang a thorough search 9. a thorough reorganization in order to make an organization more efficient 10. a makeshift bed, esp of straw, blankets, etc 11. informal, mainly USa. a voyage to test the performance of a ship or aircraft or to familiarize the crew with their duties b. (as modifier) a shakedown run shake down in American English 1. to bring down or cause to fall by shaking 2. to cause to settle by shaking 3. to test or condition (new equipment, etc.) 4. US, Slang to extort money from, as by blackmail See full dictionary entry for shake Examples of 'shake down' in a sentenceshake down Word lists withshake down bed |