- shake
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ good, vigorous▪
Give the tablecloth a good shake before putting it away.
▪ firm▪ violent▪ gentle, little, slight, small▪ quick▪ mental▪He gave himself a mental shake and got down to work.
VERB + SHAKE▪ give sb/sthPREPOSITION▪ with a shake▪ shake ofPHRASES▪ a shake of your/the head{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 trembleADVERB▪ badly, furiously, terribly, uncontrollably, violently▪Her hands were shaking so badly that she couldn't hold her glass.
▪ a little, slightly, etc.▪ almost, practically▪He was almost shaking with the intensity of what he was saying.
▪Roxy was practically shaking with anger.
▪ literally, physically▪I was numb with dread. I was literally shaking.
▪ visibly▪ nervously▪My hands started shaking nervously.
PREPOSITION▪ from▪My body was shaking from the cold.
▪ with▪She was shaking with anger/fury/rage.
▪to shake with fear/laughter/sobs
PHRASES▪ be shaking all over, be shaking from head to toe▪He was crying and shaking all over.
▪ be shaking in your boots (= be frightened), be shaking like a leaf▪ find yourself shaking▪I found myself shaking uncontrollably with cold.
▪ start shaking▪I started shaking with fear.
▪ stop shaking▪I just couldn't stop shaking.
2 move sb/sth from side to side, etc.ADVERB▪ hard, roughly, vigorously, violently▪He shook the blankets vigorously to get rid of the dust.
▪She must have shaken the baby very violently to inflict such severe injuries.
▪ gently, lightly, slightly▪ well▪Shake well before use.
(instructions on a bottle of medicine, etc.)▪ suddenlyPREPOSITION▪ by▪He shook her gently by the shoulders.
3 your headADVERB▪ decisively, emphatically, firmly▪ fiercely, furiously, vehemently, vigorously, violently, wildly▪ a little, gently, lightly, slightly▪ quickly▪ slowly▪ dismissively, impatiently▪ despairingly, desperately, helplessly, miserably, mournfully, regretfully, ruefully, sadly, sorrowfully▪ wearily▪ disbelievingly, doubtfully▪ just, merely, only, simply▪He merely shook his head.
▪ silently▪ from side to sidePREPOSITION▪ at▪He shook his head at her disbelievingly.
▪ in▪She shook her head in disbelief.
4 sb's handADVERB▪ firmly, vigorously▪ warmlyPHRASES▪ shake sb by the hand▪Our host shook each of us warmly by the hand.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
