shake, v.
(shaken, shakes, shaking, shook)
freq. cnt. 80
(shaken, shakes, shaking, shook)
freq. cnt. 80
move or cause to move back and forth
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 42
agitate shake
sample sentences
"The chemist shook the flask vigorously""My hands were shaking"
verb frames
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move with or as if with a tremor
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14
didder shake
sample sentences
"his hands shook"verb frames
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semantic pointers
hypernym
shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
judder shake
sample sentences
"The old engine was juddering"verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s something
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semantic pointers
domain of synset (region)
hypernym
undermine or cause to waver
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
shake
sample sentences
"my faith has been shaken""The bad news shook her hopes"
verb frames
Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
move back and forth or sideways
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5
rock shake sway
sample sentences
"the ship was rocking""the tall building swayed"
"She rocked back and forth on her feet"
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
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The crowds %s in the streets
The streets %s with crowds
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
The crowds %s in the streets
The streets %s with crowds
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derivationally related form
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hyponym
verb group
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2
excite shake shake up stimulate stir
sample sentences
"These stories shook the community""the civil war shook the country"
verb frames
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The performance is likely to %s Sue
verb frames
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The performance is likely to %s Sue
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The bad news will %s him
The performance is likely to %s Sue
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The performance is likely to %s Sue
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The performance is likely to %s Sue
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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hypernym
hyponym
bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
shake
sample sentences
"He was shaken from his dreams""shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
get rid of
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
escape from shake shake off throw off
sample sentences
"I couldn't shake the car that was following me"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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hypernym
shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
<verb.communication>
shake
sample sentences
"shake one's head""She shook her finger at the naughty students"
"The old enemies shook hands"
"Don't shake your fist at me!"
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym