shake-up

[ sheyk-uhp ]

/ ˈʃeɪkˌʌp /

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noun

a thorough change in a business, department, or the like, as by dismissals, demotions, etc.

Origin of shake-up

First recorded in 1900–05; noun use of verb phrase shake up

Words nearby shake-up

Shakespearean, Shakespeareana, Shakespearean sonnet, Shakespeare, William, shake the dust from one's feet, shake-up, shake with laughter, Shakhty, shaking, shaking palsy, shako

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Example sentences from the Web for shake-up

He even foreshadowed his plans for a shake-up during a conference call with media reporters back in November.
Is There Still Room for Soledad O’Brien at CNN?|Caitlin Dickson|January 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Bird attributes the sound to a shake-up in his recording process.
Andrew Bird’s ‘Break It Yourself’ Is a Tale of Survival|Adam Auriemma|April 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Nick Summers talks to Beckman and his staffers about the shake-up.
Magazine Honcho Pushed Out?|Nick Summers|July 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
There had indeed been a “shake-up” on the nine the day of the game.
Baseball Joe at Yale|Lester Chadwick

Every shake-up we have somebody wants to fire him, or pension him off.
Torchy and Vee|Sewell Ford
Ranger would not go down slowly and the shake-up she received was unpleasant.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey
"It can't be quite the same after so universal a shake-up," I objected.
Sonia Married|Stephen McKenna
Rather a shake-up, though, and I was dizzy with the heat before.
Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch|Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for shake-up

shake up

verb (tr, adverb)

to shake or agitate in order to mix

to reorganize drastically

to stir or rouse

to restore the shape of (a pillow, cushion, etc)

informal to disturb or shock mentally or physically

noun shake-up

informal a radical or drastic reorganization

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