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[ shook ] / ʃʊk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shook ON THESAURUS.COM
verbsimple past tense of shake. Nonstandard. a past participle of shake. adjectiveAlso shook up .Slang. strongly affected by an event, circumstance, etc.; emotionally unsettled: She was so shook she couldn't speak. Words nearby shookshoofly, shoo-fly pie, shoo-fly plant, shoogle, shoo-in, shook, shook up, shool, shoon, shoot, shootaround Definition for shook (2 of 2)[ shook ] / ʃʊk /
nouna set of staves and headings sufficient for one hogshead, barrel, or the like. a set of the parts of a box, piece of furniture, or the like, ready to be put together. a shock of sheaves or the like. Origin of shook21760–70; short for shook cask, variant of shaken cask one dismounted for shipment Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shook“We all shook hands and my client told me to leave,” he said. France Kills Charlie Hebdo Murderers|Nico Hines|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST “They basically said thanks a lot and shook our hands and took off,” Stammberger said. FBI Won’t Stop Blaming North Korea for Sony Hack -- Despite New Evidence|Shane Harris|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST In 2010 Cuba provided the largest contingent of medical staff during the aftermath of the huge earthquake that shook Haiti. The Dark Side of Cuba’s Ebola Economy|James Bloodworth|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST When the queen heard this once again, she trembled and shook with rage. In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her|The Brothers Grimm|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was like, “Does that… does that mean…” And then he stood up and shook my hand. How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star|Kevin Fallon|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the sultan only shook his head, and said sadly, 'What is that to me? The Violet Fairy Book|Various Charley shook her head as she methodically drew his rags about him and made him as warm as she could. Bleak House|Charles Dickens I pinned a clean towel round my neck, barber fashion, and pulling the pins out of my hair, shook it down over my shoulders. The Motor Maid|Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson Once she went over and whispered to him, but he only shook his head. The Mark of Cain|Carolyn Wells He shook a phial until the sediment at the bottom turned the liquid to a muddy purple as seen against the light. Left Half Harmon|Ralph Henry Barbour
British Dictionary definitions for shook (1 of 2)
noun(in timber working) a set of parts ready for assembly, esp of a barrel a group of sheaves piled together on end; shock Word Origin for shookC18: of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for shook (2 of 2)
adjectiveAustralian and NZ informal keen on; enthusiastic about Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shookdisturb, rattle, convulse, swing, upset, jolt, roil, wave, shudder, rock, sway, unsettle, frighten, unnerve, intimidate, worry, horrify, throw, undermine, weaken |