Antonyms for
shake
To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
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No Antonyms Found for Shake

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All Definitions for Shake

Below are all the dictionary definitions of shake:

1To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
2To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.
3To move or remove by agitating
4To throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
5To disturb emotionally
6To shock.
7To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
8To move from side to side.
9To be agitated
10To lose firmness.
11The act of shaking or being shaken
12Tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
13A twitch, a spasm, a tremor.
14To shake hands.
15To dance.
16To give a tremulous tone to
17To trill.
18To threaten to overthrow.
19A milkshake.
20A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink
21A float.
22Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
23An adulterant added to cocaine powder.
24A thin shingle.
25A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.
26A fissure in rock or earth.
27A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.
28Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
29A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it
30A trill.
31In singing, notes (usually high ones) sung vibrato.
32A shock or disturbance.
33An informal unit of time equal to 10 nanoseconds.
34A dance popular in the 1960s in which the head, limbs, and body are shaken.
35One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
36A shook of staves and headings.
37The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
38A surname.

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About antonyms for shake

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