shake down
To cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached toTo cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.
» The police were heading for a shake down.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.
shake down apples from an apple tree.
herunterschütteln
стряхнутьstrjaxnutʹ, сбитьsbitʹ
(transitive)To shake someone so money falls from their pockets.
(broadly, slang, transitive)To extort money from (someone) by means of threats.
erpressen
(slang, transitive)To search exhaustively.
durchsuchen, filzen
To subject something to a shakedown test.
Examples
4 sentencesThe police were heading for a shake down.
They tried to shake me down for more money.
In an earthquake, the ground can shake up and down, or back and forth.
ruПри землетрясении земля может колебаться вверх-вниз или вперёд и назад.
Sit. Shake. Lie down. Good boy!
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
Forms
shakes down, shaking down, shook down, shaken down| Base form | shake down · to shake down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | shakes down |
| Present participle | shaking down |
| Past simple | shook down |
| Past participle | shaken down |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- shake upтрусити, трястиTo agitate by shaking.
- shake offупустити, упускатиTo remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking.
- shake outTo agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.
- shake downTo cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.
- shake overTo frisk
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb