shake down
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shake down
verb shakes down · shaking down · shook down · shaken down
- To cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to. shake down apples from an apple tree.
- To shake someone so money falls from their pockets.
- To extort money from (someone) by means of threats. He left after shaking her down for four bits for carrying the bags.
- To search exhaustively.
- To subject something to a shakedown test.
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verb cause something to fall down
| Deutsch | herunterschütteln |
|---|---|
| Русский | стряхнуть strjaxnutʹ, сбить sbitʹ |
verb to search exhaustively
| Deutsch | durchsuchen, filzen |
|---|---|
| Română | percheziționa |
Talk about this word "shake down." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shake%20down. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shake down. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shake%20down "shake down." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shake%20down.
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@misc{shake_down_2026,
title = {shake down},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shake%20down},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
