shakedown, n.
(shakedowns)
(shakedowns)
extortion of money (as by blackmail)
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shakedown
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domain of synset (usage)
a very thorough search of a person or a place
<noun.act>
shakedown
sample sentences
"a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"
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domain of synset (usage)
initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
<noun.event>
shakedown
sample sentences
"the new industry's economic shakedown"
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