shook up

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Definition of shook up in English English dictionary

shake up
To reorganize, to make reforms in

The new boss is going to shake things up, so be aware.

shake up
To agitate by shaking

If you shake up a can of cola and then open, you get an explosion.

shook-up
Upset, having been scared, nervous, alarmed
shook-up
Emotionally upset or excited; shaken
shake up
make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows"
shake up
If you are shaken up or shook up by an unpleasant experience, it makes you feel shocked and upset, and unable to think calmly or clearly. The jockey was shaken up when he was thrown twice from his horse yesterday He was in the car when those people died. That really shook him up
shake up
shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)
shake up
shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
shake up
change the arrangement or position of
shake up
organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under"
shake up
If someone shakes up something such as an organization, an institution, or a profession, they make major changes to it. The government wanted to reform the institutions, to shake up the country Shareholders are preparing to shake things up in the boardrooms of America. see also shake-up
shake up
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
shake up
arrange anew, reshuffle; agitate
shook up

    Turkish pronunciation

    şûk ʌp

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsʜo͝ok ˈəp/ /ˈʃʊk ˈʌp/

    Etymology

    [ 'shAk ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English sceacan; akin to Old Norse skaka to shake.
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