{
    "term": "shake",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "shake",
            "heSheIt": "shakes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "shook",
        "pastParticiple": "shaken",
        "ingForm": "shaking"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to move or make somebody/something move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down",
            "sensetop": "shake somebody/somethingshake somebody/something by somethingshake somebody/something + adj.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The whole house shakes when a train goes past."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Shake the bottle well before use.",
                    "contextForm": "shake somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The explosion shook windows miles from the site."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She shook him by the shoulders.",
                    "contextForm": "shake somebody/something by something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He knelt and gently shook her awake.",
                    "contextForm": "shake somebody/something + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She shook her hair loose."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ground began to shake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He shook the blankets vigorously to get rid of the dust."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Shake the pan gently to settle the contents."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["hard", "roughly", "vigorously"],
                "preposition": ["by"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to move something in a particular direction by shaking",
            "sensetop": "shake something + adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She bent down to shake a pebble out of her shoe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His father used to come home and shake the dust off his work clothes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He stood up, shaking sand everywhere."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to take somebody’s hand and move it up and down as a way of saying hello or to show that you agree about something",
            "sensetop": "shake handsshake hands with somebodyshake somebody’s handshake somebody by the handshake hands on somethingshake on something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Do people in Italy shake hands when they meet?",
                    "contextForm": "shake hands"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She refused to shake hands with him.",
                    "contextForm": "shake hands with somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He stepped forward and shook my hand.",
                    "contextForm": "shake somebody’s hand"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our host shook each of us warmly by the hand.",
                    "contextForm": "shake somebody by the hand"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They shook hands on the deal *(= to show that they had reached an agreement)*.",
                    "contextForm": "shake hands on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They shook on the deal *(= shook hands to show the deal was agreed)*.",
                    "contextForm": "shake on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's **shake on it**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The captains shook hands before the game commenced."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If I met him I'd shake him by the hand and congratulate him."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["firmly", "vigorously", "warmly"],
                "phrases": ["shake somebody by the hand"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to turn your head from side to side as a way of saying ‘no’ or to show that you are sad, feel doubt, etc.",
            "sensetop": "shake your head",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Drink?’ he offered. She shook her head."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The old man watched them walk off into the night, shaking his head sadly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She shook her head in disbelief."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He shook his head at the thought."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["decisively", "emphatically", "firmly"],
                "preposition": ["at", "in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to show that you are angry with somebody; to threaten somebody by shaking your fist (= closed hand)",
            "sensetop": "shake your fist (at somebody)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The man shook his fist at the court after he was sentenced."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to make short quick movements that you cannot control, for example because you are cold or afraid",
            "sensetop": "shake with something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her hands had started to shake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was shaking with fear.",
                    "contextForm": "shake with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He saw his mother turn away, her shoulders shaking with laughter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His whole body shook with rage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was **shaking like a leaf**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was almost shaking with the intensity of what he was saying."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was crying and shaking all over."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found myself shaking uncontrollably with cold."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I just couldn't stop shaking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was numb with dread. I was literally shaking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Roxy was practically shaking with anger."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Natalie fairly shook with laughter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She got up, her legs shaking as well as her hands."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["badly", "furiously", "terribly"],
                "preposition": ["from", "with"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be shaking all over",
                    "be shaking from head to toe",
                    "be shaking in your boots"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to sound unsteady, usually because you are nervous, upset or angry",
            "sensetop": "shake (with something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Who are you?’ he asked, his voice shaking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her voice shook with emotion."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to shock or upset somebody very much",
            "sensetop": "shake somebodyshake somebody up",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was badly shaken by the news of her death.",
                    "contextForm": "shake somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The accident really shook her up.",
                    "contextForm": "shake somebody up"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Shaken up by the early goal against them, the team began to fight back."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to make a belief or an idea less certain",
            "sensetop": "shake something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The incident had **shaken her faith** in him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This announcement is bound to **shake the confidence** of the industry."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "to get rid of something",
            "sensetop": "shake something offshake something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I can't seem to shake off this cold.",
                    "contextForm": "shake something off"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has finally managed to shake off her old wrist injury."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something wrong.",
                    "contextForm": "shake something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She never seemed to completely shake off the dumb blonde image."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to cause people to question their basic beliefs about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an event which rocked the foundations of British politics"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The scandal rocked the legal establishment to its foundations."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be very frightened or nervous",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody to start to do something or to hurry",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃeɪk/",
                "audio": "sh/shake/shake__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃeɪks/",
                "audio": "sh/shake/shakes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃʊk/",
                "audio": "sh/shake/shook__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃeɪkən/",
                "audio": "sh/shake/shaken__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sh/shake/shaking__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃeɪk/",
                "audio": "sh/shake/shake__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃeɪks/",
                "audio": "sh/shake/shakes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃʊk/",
                "audio": "sh/shake/shook__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃeɪkən/",
                "audio": "sh/shake/shaken__us_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sh/shake/shaking__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English sc(e)acan (verb), of Germanic origin."
}