shake-off
1 of 2noun
plural -s
: an act or instance of getting rid of what is unpleasant, undesirable, or unwanted
shake off
2 of 2transitive verb
of a baseball pitcher
: to express disagreement with (as a catcher's sign) by a negative gesture
Word History
Etymology
Noun
from the phrase shake off
Transitive verb
shake entry 1 + off, adverb