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Adjective: shakedown 'sheyk`dawn- Intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
"a shakedown cruise"
Noun: shakedown 'sheyk`dawn- Initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
"the new industry's economic shakedown" - A very thorough search of a person or a place
"a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs" - Extortion of money (as by blackmail)
Derived forms: shakedowns Type of: accommodation, adjustment, extortion, fitting, hunt, hunting, search Encyclopedia: Shakedown |