1. (

• shake ,
• agitate ,

) move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" ;

2. (

• shake ,
• didder

) move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook" ;

3. (

• judder ,
• shake ,

) shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering" ;

4. (

• rock ,
• sway ,
• shake ,

) move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet" ;

5. (

• shake

) undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes" ;

6. (

• stimulate ,
• shake ,
• shake_up ,
• excite ,
• stir ,

) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" ;

7. (

• shake ,
• shake_off ,
• throw_off ,
• escape_from

) get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" ;

8. (

• shake ,

) bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker" ;

9. (

• shake

) shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!" ;

1. (

• jolted ,
• shaken

) disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken" ;