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{ "term": "shake", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "shake", "heSheIt": "shakes" }, "pastSimple": "shook", "pastParticiple": "shaken", "ingForm": "shaking" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to move or make somebody/something move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down", "sensetop": "shake somebody/somethingshake somebody/something by somethingshake somebody/something + adj.", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The whole house shakes when a train goes past." }, { "text": "Shake the bottle well before use.", "contextForm": "shake somebody/something" }, { "text": "The explosion shook windows miles from the site." }, { "text": "She shook him by the shoulders.", "contextForm": "shake somebody/something by something" }, { "text": "He knelt and gently shook her awake.", "contextForm": "shake somebody/something + adj." }, { "text": "She shook her hair loose." }, { "text": "The ground began to shake." }, { "text": "He shook the blankets vigorously to get rid of the dust." }, { "text": "Shake the pan gently to settle the contents." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["hard", "roughly", "vigorously"], "preposition": ["by"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to move something in a particular direction by shaking", "sensetop": "shake something + adv./prep.", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She bent down to shake a pebble out of her shoe." }, { "text": "His father used to come home and shake the dust off his work clothes." }, { "text": "He stood up, shaking sand everywhere." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to take somebody’s hand and move it up and down as a way of saying hello or to show that you agree about something", "sensetop": "shake handsshake hands with somebodyshake somebody’s handshake somebody by the handshake hands on somethingshake on something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Do people in Italy shake hands when they meet?", "contextForm": "shake hands" }, { "text": "She refused to shake hands with him.", "contextForm": "shake hands with somebody" }, { "text": "He stepped forward and shook my hand.", "contextForm": "shake somebody’s hand" }, { "text": "Our host shook each of us warmly by the hand.", "contextForm": "shake somebody by the hand" }, { "text": "They shook hands on the deal *(= to show that they had reached an agreement)*.", "contextForm": "shake hands on something" }, { "text": "They shook on the deal *(= shook hands to show the deal was agreed)*.", "contextForm": "shake on something" }, { "text": "Let's **shake on it**." }, { "text": "The captains shook hands before the game commenced." }, { "text": "If I met him I'd shake him by the hand and congratulate him." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["firmly", "vigorously", "warmly"], "phrases": ["shake somebody by the hand"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to turn your head from side to side as a way of saying ‘no’ or to show that you are sad, feel doubt, etc.", "sensetop": "shake your head", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "‘Drink?’ he offered. She shook her head." }, { "text": "The old man watched them walk off into the night, shaking his head sadly." }, { "text": "She shook her head in disbelief." }, { "text": "He shook his head at the thought." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["decisively", "emphatically", "firmly"], "preposition": ["at", "in"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to show that you are angry with somebody; to threaten somebody by shaking your fist (= closed hand)", "sensetop": "shake your fist (at somebody)", "examples": [ { "text": "The man shook his fist at the court after he was sentenced." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to make short quick movements that you cannot control, for example because you are cold or afraid", "sensetop": "shake with something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Her hands had started to shake." }, { "text": "He was shaking with fear.", "contextForm": "shake with something" }, { "text": "He saw his mother turn away, her shoulders shaking with laughter." }, { "text": "His whole body shook with rage." }, { "text": "I was **shaking like a leaf**." }, { "text": "He was almost shaking with the intensity of what he was saying." }, { "text": "He was crying and shaking all over." }, { "text": "I found myself shaking uncontrollably with cold." }, { "text": "I just couldn't stop shaking." }, { "text": "I was numb with dread. I was literally shaking." }, { "text": "Roxy was practically shaking with anger." }, { "text": "Natalie fairly shook with laughter." }, { "text": "She got up, her legs shaking as well as her hands." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["badly", "furiously", "terribly"], "preposition": ["from", "with"], "phrases": [ "be shaking all over", "be shaking from head to toe", "be shaking in your boots" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to sound unsteady, usually because you are nervous, upset or angry", "sensetop": "shake (with something)", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "‘Who are you?’ he asked, his voice shaking." }, { "text": "Her voice shook with emotion." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to shock or upset somebody very much", "sensetop": "shake somebodyshake somebody up", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "He was badly shaken by the news of her death.", "contextForm": "shake somebody" }, { "text": "The accident really shook her up.", "contextForm": "shake somebody up" }, { "text": "Shaken up by the early goal against them, the team began to fight back." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to make a belief or an idea less certain", "sensetop": "shake something", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "The incident had **shaken her faith** in him." }, { "text": "This announcement is bound to **shake the confidence** of the industry." } ], "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to get rid of something", "sensetop": "shake something offshake something", "examples": [ { "text": "I can't seem to shake off this cold.", "contextForm": "shake something off" }, { "text": "She has finally managed to shake off her old wrist injury." }, { "text": "He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something wrong.", "contextForm": "shake something" }, { "text": "She never seemed to completely shake off the dumb blonde image." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to cause people to question their basic beliefs about something", "examples": [ { "text": "This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics." }, { "text": "an event which rocked the foundations of British politics" }, { "text": "The scandal rocked the legal establishment to its foundations." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be very frightened or nervous", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Feelings"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to tell somebody to start to do something or to hurry", "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ʃeɪk/", "audio": "sh/shake/shake__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ʃeɪks/", "audio": "sh/shake/shakes__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ʃʊk/", "audio": "sh/shake/shook__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈʃeɪkən/", "audio": "sh/shake/shaken__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/", "audio": "sh/shake/shaking__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ʃeɪk/", "audio": "sh/shake/shake__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ʃeɪks/", "audio": "sh/shake/shakes__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ʃʊk/", "audio": "sh/shake/shook__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈʃeɪkən/", "audio": "sh/shake/shaken__us_3.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/", "audio": "sh/shake/shaking__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English sc(e)acan (verb), of Germanic origin." }