Shake (?), obs. p. p. of
Shake. Chaucer.
Shake, v. t. [imp.
Shook (?); p. p. Shaken (?),
(Shook, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Shaking.] [OE. shaken, schaken, AS.
scacan, sceacan; akin to Icel. & Sw. skaka, OS.
skakan, to depart, to flee. √161. Cf. Shock,
v.] 1. To cause to move with
quick or violent vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to
make to tremble or shiver; to agitate.
As a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is
shaken of a mighty wind.
Rev. vi. 13.
Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels
That shake heaven's basis.
Milton.
2. Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the
stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution
of.
When his doctrines grew too strong to be shook
by his enemies, they persecuted his reputation.
Atterbury.
Thy equal fear that my firm faith and love
Can by his fraud be shaken or seduced.
Milton.
3. (Mus.) To give a tremulous tone to;
to trill; as, to shake a note in music.
4. To move or remove by agitating; to throw
off by a jolting or vibrating motion; to rid one's self of; --
generally with an adverb, as off, out, etc.; as, to
shake fruit down from a tree.
Shake off the golden slumber of
repose.
Shak.
'Tis our fast intent
To shake all cares and business from our age.
Shak.
I could scarcely shake him out of my
company.
Bunyan.
To shake a cask (Naut.), to knock a
cask to pieces and pack the staves. -- To shake
hands, to perform the customary act of civility by
clasping and moving hands, as an expression of greeting, farewell,
good will, agreement, etc. -- To shake out a
reef (Naut.), to untile the reef points and
spread more canvas. -- To shake the bells.
See under Bell. -- To shake the
sails (Naut.), to luff up in the wind, causing
the sails to shiver. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Shake, v. i. To be agitated with a
waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to
totter.
Under his burning wheels
The steadfast empyrean shook throughout,
All but the throne itself of God.
Milton.
What danger? Who 's that that shakes behind
there?
Beau. & Fl.
Shaking piece, a name given by butchers to
the piece of beef cut from the under side of the neck. See
Illust. of Beef.
Shake (?), n. 1.
The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a
rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering;
agitation.
The great soldier's honor was composed
Of thicker stuff, which could endure a shake.
Herbert.
Our salutations were very hearty on both sides,
consisting of many kind shakes of the hand.
Addison.
2. A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its
being dried too suddenly. Gwilt.
3. A fissure in rock or earth.
4. (Mus.) A rapid alternation of a
principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the
staff above or below it; a trill.
5. (Naut.) One of the staves of a
hogshead or barrel taken apart. Totten.
6. A shook of staves and headings.
Knight.
7. (Zoöl.) The redshank; -- so
called from the nodding of its head while on the ground. [Prov.
Eng.]
No great shakes, of no great importance.
[Slang] Byron. -- The shakes, the fever
and ague. [Colloq. U.S.]
Shake (?), obs. p. p. of
Shake. Chaucer.
Shake, v. t. [imp.
Shook (?); p. p. Shaken (?),
(Shook, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.
Shaking.] [OE. shaken, schaken, AS.
scacan, sceacan; akin to Icel. & Sw. skaka, OS.
skakan, to depart, to flee. √161. Cf. Shock,
v.] 1. To cause to move with
quick or violent vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to
make to tremble or shiver; to agitate.
As a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is
shaken of a mighty wind.
Rev. vi. 13.
Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels
That shake heaven's basis.
Milton.
2. Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the
stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution
of.
When his doctrines grew too strong to be shook
by his enemies, they persecuted his reputation.
Atterbury.
Thy equal fear that my firm faith and love
Can by his fraud be shaken or seduced.
Milton.
3. (Mus.) To give a tremulous tone to;
to trill; as, to shake a note in music.
4. To move or remove by agitating; to throw
off by a jolting or vibrating motion; to rid one's self of; --
generally with an adverb, as off, out, etc.; as, to
shake fruit down from a tree.
Shake off the golden slumber of
repose.
Shak.
'Tis our fast intent
To shake all cares and business from our age.
Shak.
I could scarcely shake him out of my
company.
Bunyan.
To shake a cask (Naut.), to knock a
cask to pieces and pack the staves. -- To shake
hands, to perform the customary act of civility by
clasping and moving hands, as an expression of greeting, farewell,
good will, agreement, etc. -- To shake out a
reef (Naut.), to untile the reef points and
spread more canvas. -- To shake the bells.
See under Bell. -- To shake the
sails (Naut.), to luff up in the wind, causing
the sails to shiver. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Shake, v. i. To be agitated with a
waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to
totter.
Under his burning wheels
The steadfast empyrean shook throughout,
All but the throne itself of God.
Milton.
What danger? Who 's that that shakes behind
there?
Beau. & Fl.
Shaking piece, a name given by butchers to
the piece of beef cut from the under side of the neck. See
Illust. of Beef.
Shake (?), n. 1.
The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a
rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering;
agitation.
The great soldier's honor was composed
Of thicker stuff, which could endure a shake.
Herbert.
Our salutations were very hearty on both sides,
consisting of many kind shakes of the hand.
Addison.
2. A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its
being dried too suddenly. Gwilt.
3. A fissure in rock or earth.
4. (Mus.) A rapid alternation of a
principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the
staff above or below it; a trill.
5. (Naut.) One of the staves of a
hogshead or barrel taken apart. Totten.
6. A shook of staves and headings.
Knight.
7. (Zoöl.) The redshank; -- so
called from the nodding of its head while on the ground. [Prov.
Eng.]
No great shakes, of no great importance.
[Slang] Byron. -- The shakes, the fever
and ague. [Colloq. U.S.]
