Shake ʃeɪk Give Side Bottle Good Dismissed Idea

• give the bottle a good shake before opening.
• he dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head (= turning it from side to side to mean ‘no’).
• she gave him a shake to wake him.
• i always get the shakes before exams.

shake

1. an act of shaking something/somebody
• see also handshake
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/handshake
• Give the bottle a good shake before opening.
• He dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head (= turning it from side to side to mean ‘no’).
• She gave him a shake to wake him.
2. a physical condition in which you cannot stop your body from shaking because of fear, illness, or because you have drunk too much alcohol
• See related entries: Addiction
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/addiction/shake_2
• I always get the shakes before exams.
• = milkshake
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/milkshake
• a strawberry shake
3. to be not very good, efficient, suitable, etc.
4. (to give somebody/get) fair treatment that gives you the same chance as somebody else
• Are minority students getting a fair shake at college?
5. very soon
• We’ll be there in a couple of shakes.

Extra Examples

• He gave himself a mental shake and got down to work.
• a rueful shake of the head
• Give the bottle a good shake.
• He dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head.

Word Origin

• Old English sc(e)acan (verb), of Germanic origin.