shake

/ˈʃeɪk/

noun

1
The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
“She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head.”
2
A milkshake.
3
A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
4
Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
5
(building material) A thin shingle.
6
A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.
7
A fissure in rock or earth.
8
A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.
9
Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
10
One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
11
A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
12
A shook of staves and headings.
13
The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.

1
To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
“He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.”
2
To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.
“Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no".”
3
To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
“to shake fruit down from a tree”
4
To disturb emotionally; to shock.
“He was shaken by what had happened.”
5
To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
“I can't shake the feeling that I forgot something.”
6
To move from side to side.
“She shook with grief.”
7
(usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
“OK, let's shake on it.”
8
To dance.
“She was shaking it on the dance floor.”
9
To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
“to shake a note in music”
10
To threaten to overthrow.
“The experience shook my religious belief.”
11
To be agitated; to lose firmness.

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