shook
1 of 2past tense and chiefly dialectal past participle of shake
shook
2 of 2noun
ˈshu̇k 
1
a
: a set of staves and headings for one hogshead, cask, or barrel
b
: a bundle of parts (as of boxes) ready to be put together
2
: shock entry 5
Word History
Etymology
Noun
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun
1796, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing shook
Kids Definition
shook
past tense of shake
shook
verb
1
as in jerked
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the bus rattled and shook as it barreled down a rutted road Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- jerked
- shuddered
- quivered
- vibrated
- trembled
- shivered
- convulsed
- quaked
- jolted
- wobbled
- swayed
- twitched
- jiggled
- swung
- rocked
- joggled
- jounced
- agitated
- juddered
- flickered
- waved
- throbbed
- fluttered
- bucketed
- quavered
- chattered
- wabbled
- wavered
- thrilled
- fluctuated
- oscillated
- pulsed
- pulsated
- palpitated
- undulated
- beat
- doddered
- pitter-pattered
- pit-a-patted
2
as in evaded
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot Synonyms & Similar Words
- evaded
- avoided
- escaped
- eluded
- shunned
- eschewed
- ducked
- deflected
- scaped
- dodged
- prevented
- shirked
- eliminated
- fought shy of
- shuffled (out of)
- steered clear of
- stayed clear of
- kept clear of
- finessed
- averted
- parried
- excluded
- got around
- precluded
- weaseled (out of)
- thwarted
- missed
- circumvented
- ruled out
- obviated
- banned
- debarred
- diverted
- outsmarted
- foiled
- warded (off)
- outwitted
- bypassed
- excepted
- overreached
- outfoxed
- barred
- foxed
- frustrated
- skirted
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- accepted
- embraced
- sought
- welcomed
- pursued
- caught
- courted
- incurred
- contracted
- executive function
- executive functioning
- executive officer
- executive order
- executive privilege
- executive secretary
- executive session
- executives
- executor
- executor de son tort
- executor-dative
- executor-nominate
- executorial
- executors
- executorship
- executorships
- executory
- executresses
- executrices
- executrix
- executrixes
- executry
- exede
- exedent
- exedra