shake off
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shake off
verb shakes off · shaking off · shook off · shaken off
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To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
The archaeologists shook off the dust that had fallen from the roof, and promptly continued their work.
Similar: forshake
- To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour). Dozens of foreigners have been jailed for child sex crimes or deported to face trial in their home countries since Cambodia launched an anti-pedophilia push in 2003, to try to shake off its reputation as a haven for sex predators.
- To lose someone who is tracking you. The police are chasing us! Quick, turn into that side street! We've got to shake them off.
- To rid oneself of a malady or its symptoms I just can't shake off this cold.
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verb to remove by shaking
| Español | sacudir |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | kukung'uta |
| Français | secouer |
| Deutsch | abschütteln |
| Italiano | scrollarsi di dosso (qualcosa o qualcuno) |
| Русский | стря́хивать strjáxivatʹ, стряхну́ть strjaxnútʹ |
| العربية | اِنْتَفَضَ intafaḍa |
verb to lose someone tracking
| Français | semer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | abschütteln |
| Italiano | liberarsi di (qualcosa o qualcuno), seminare (qualcosa o qualcuno) |
Talk about this word "shake off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shake%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shake off. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shake%20off "shake off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shake%20off.
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@misc{shake_off_2026,
title = {shake off},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shake%20off},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
