Definition von a-shake im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- ashake
- shaking, aquiver
- more than one can shake a stick at
- occurring in abundance; of a large quantity; many
Any English High Street has more Indian Restaurants than you can shake a stick at.
- more than you can shake a stick at
- Alternative form of more than one can shake a stick at
- shake
- Shingle
- shake
- A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float
- shake
- To dance
She was shaking it on the dance floor.
- shake
- To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate a negative
Shaking his head, he kept repeating No, no, no.
- shake
- The act of shaking something
The cat gave the mouse a shake.
- shake
- A crack or splint in wood
- shake
- To shake hands. (Esp. shake on.)
OK, let's shake on it.
- shake
- A milkshake
- shake
- Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana
- shake
- To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly
He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.
- shake
- To disturb emotionally; to shock
He was shaken by what had happened.
- shake
- To move from side to side
She shook with grief.
- shake
- To lose, evade, or get rid of (something)
I can't shake the feeling that I forgot something.
- shake
- Instant, second. (Esp. in two shakes.)
- shake 'n bake
- Alternative form of shake and bake
- shake 'n' bake
- Alternative form of shake and bake
- shake a cloth in the wind
- To be tipsy (but not really drunk)
- shake a leg
- To get busy; to get going; to be productive
Shake a leg! We haven't got all day.
- shake and bake
- Crude, unsophisticated; not professionally done, improvised
- shake and bake
- Something fast, or easy to use or perform; a simple, crude object or action
Yet, until the last few decades of the twentieth century, the approach that Levi describes, which chemists like to call ‘shake and bake’, was often the best they could do.
- shake hands
- To grasp another person's hands in a greeting
- shake it
- To dance
- shake map
- Alternative spelling of shakemap
- shake maps
- plural form of shake map
- shake off
- To remove (something attached to, on or clinging to an object) by shaking
The archaeologists shook off the dust that had fallen from the roof, and promptly continued their work.
- shake off
- To lose someone who is tracking you
The police are chasing us! Quick, turn into that side street! We've got to shake them off.
- shake off
- To rid oneself of a malady or its symptoms
I just can't shake off this cold.
- shake off
- To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour)
Some rumors that the governor had smoked pot as a teenager were flying around, but he has finally managed to shake them off.
- shake on it
- to agree; to close a deal
I'll bring the contract tomorrow, and if everything looks good, we'll shake on it.
- shake one's ass
- To perform a dance which involves lots of movement in the buttock area
I see you baby, shaking that ass, shaking that ass.
- shake one's head
- To move one's head from side to side, in a repeated swiveling motion from the neck, to indicate disagreement, negation, disbelief, or dismay
Mr. Brandon shook his head in despair at the unbusinesslike methods of his patron.
- shake one's head
- To move one's head up and down, in a repeated hinge-like motion from the top of the spine, to indicate agreement, affirmation, approval, or simply polite attentiveness
She listened with care, shaking her head in agreement from time to time.
- shake out
- To agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat
- shake out
- To unfurl a reef from a sail
Thunder! he cried. A week! I can't do that; they'd have the black spot on me by then. The lubbers is going about to get the wind of me this blessed moment; lubbers as couldn't keep what they got, and want to nail what is another's. Is that seamanly behavior, now, I want to know? But I'm a saving soul. I never wasted good money of mine, nor lost it neither; and I'll trick 'em again. I'm not afraid on 'em. I'll shake out another reef, matey, and daddle 'em again..
- shake table
- A device that simulates an earthquake
- shake the pagoda tree
- to find a source of easy enrichment; to become absurdly rich in a short time
- 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.
- shake-and-bake
- Alternative form of shake and bake
- waist-shake
- sex, sexual intercourse
- shake in one's shoes
- Tremble with fear or apprehension
- shake something up
- 1. Shake a container to mix its contents together well.2. Reorganize a group or organization, not always in a gentle way
- shake
- {n} a motion given and received, shock, trill, flaw
- shake
- {v} to cause to move or totter, move to and fro, toss, agitate, trmble, trill, cast off, weaken
- shake
- {f} mix by moving back and forth quickly; tremble, quiver; agitate, upset, distress; totter, sway; grasp hands as a gesture of goodwill
- fair shake
- (deyim) Honest treatment
Joe has always given me a fair shake.
- give someone a fair shake
- (deyim) Treat someone justly
- shake
- move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook" undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes" bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker" shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!" move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" Full of shade; shady
- shake
- {i} tremor, vibration; jolt, shock; act of moving back and forth quickly; beverage made from milk and ice cream; moment, very short period of time (Slang)
- A shake
- jar
- as many as one can shake a stick at
- very many, a great number
- cup shake
- A shake or fissure between the annual rings of a tree, found oftenest near the roots
- fair shake
- A fair chance, as at achieving success
- give a shake
- get rid of; leave, depart
- milk shake
- {i} drink made from milk and other ingredients shaken together
- more than one can shake a stick at
- a great quantity, more than one can count
- shake
- Act or process of making a shade
- shake
- A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill
- shake
- grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
- shake
- move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"
- shake
- A separation along the grain, the greater part of which occurs between the rings of annual growth
- shake
- causing to move repeatedly from side to side
- shake
- A fissure in rock or earth
- shake
- Fig
- shake
- A thick handsplit shingle, resawed to form two shakes; usually edge-grained
- shake
- Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representin
- shake
- See: Ring failure
- shake
- In a shady manner
- shake
- If you shake your fist or an object such as a stick at someone, you wave it in the air in front of them because you are angry with them. The colonel rushed up to Earle, shaking his gun at him
- shake
- Quality or state of being shady
- shake
- To cause to move with quick or violent vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to make to tremble or shiver; to agitate
- shake
- of Shake
- shake
- A separation along the grain usually occurring between the rings of annual growth
- shake
- If you shake yourself or your body, you make a lot of quick, small, repeated movements without moving from the place where you are. As soon as he got inside, the dog shook himself He shook his hands to warm them up. Shake is also a noun. Take some slow, deep breaths and give your body a bit of a shake
- shake
- get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
- shake
- To cause (something) to move rapidly from side to side
- shake
- Full of shade; shady
- shake
- shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering"
- shake
- A wood, usually cedar, roofing product which is produced by splitting a block of the wood along the grain line Modern shakes are sometimes machine sawn on one side See shingle
- shake
- A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly
- shake
- To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion; to rid one's self of; generally with an adverb, as off, out, etc
- shake
- If an event or a piece of news shakes you, or shakes your confidence, it makes you feel upset and unable to think calmly. The news of Tandy's escape had shaken them all + shaken shak·en Unhurt, but a bit shaken, she was trying not to cry
- shake
- reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement
- shake
- A thick wood shingle that has been hand split and has one rough surface
- shake
- building material used as siding or roofing
- shake
- If you shake hands with someone, you take their right hand in your own for a few moments, often moving it up and down slightly, when you are saying hello or goodbye to them, congratulating them, or agreeing on something. You can also say that two people shake hands. He nodded greetings to Mary Ann and Michael and shook hands with Burke
- shake
- If an event shakes a group of people or their beliefs, it causes great uncertainty and makes them question their beliefs. It won't shake the football world if we beat Torquay
- shake
- If your voice is shaking, you cannot control it properly and it sounds very unsteady, for example because you are nervous or angry. His voice shaking with rage, he asked how the committee could keep such a report from the public
- shake
- If you shake someone's hand or shake someone by the hand, you shake hands with them. I said congratulations and walked over to him and shook his hand
- shake
- When you use a shaker to mix and cool your ingredients, you are shaking your drink The Goal here is to mix and cool your ingredients
- shake
- move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
- shake
- If you say that someone or something is no great shakes, you mean that they are not very skilful or effective. I'm no great shakes as a detective The protests have failed partly because the opposition politicians are no great shakes
- shake
- A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation
- shake
- as, to shake fruit down from a tree
- shake
- To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of
- shake
- If a force shakes something, or if something shakes, it moves from side to side or up and down with quick, small, but sometimes violent movements. an explosion that shook buildings several kilometers away The breeze grew in strength, the flags shook, plastic bunting creaked
- shake
- shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!"
- shake
- to shake the foundations of something: see foundation
- shake
- frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
- shake
- obs
- shake
- A separation along the grain, the greater part of which occurs between the annual growth rings
- shake
- The redshank; so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground
- shake
- in a picture or a drawing
- shake
- One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart
- shake
- Ground-up marijuana
- shake
- a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
- shake
- undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
- shake
- If you are shaking, or a part of your body is shaking, you are making quick, small movements that you cannot control, for example because you are cold or afraid. My hand shook so much that I could hardly hold the microphone I stood there, crying and shaking with fear
- shake
- The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation
- shake
- That filling up which represents the effect of more or less darkness, expressing rotundity, projection, etc
- shake
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
- shake
- Trill
- shake
- bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
- shake
- To shake something into a certain place or state means to bring it into that place or state by moving it quickly up and down or from side to side. Small insects can be collected by shaking them into a jar Shake off any excess flour before putting livers in the pan
- shake
- One who, or that which, shades
- shake
- Being without shade; not shaded
- shake
- A shake is the same as a milkshake. He sent his driver to fetch him a strawberry shake
- shake
- If you shake your head, you turn it from side to side in order to say `no' or to show disbelief or sadness. `Anything else?' Colum asked. Kathryn shook her head wearily Shake is also a noun. Palmer gave a sad shake of his head
- shake
- To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake a note in music
- shake
- To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter
- shake
- If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backwards and forwards or up and down. You can also shake a person, for example, because you are angry with them or because you want them to wake up. The nurse shook the thermometer and put it under my armpit Shake the rugs well and hang them for a few hours before replacing on the floor Shake is also a noun. She picked up the bag of salad and gave it a shake
- shake
- move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
- shake
- A shook of staves and headings
- shake
- To shake hands
- shake
- A musical effect in which the pitch of a note is made to rise and fall rapidly
- shake a bottle
- move a bottle back and forth quickly
- shake a leg
- dance; hurry
- shake a loose leg
- live a wild lifestyle, live recklessly
- shake a stick at
- threaten, intimidate; point out; quantify; name (usually used in the expression "more than one can shake a stick at")
- shake down
- move from side to side; agitate; forced payment; search; blackmailing for money; bed (Slang)
- shake down
- If someone shakes you down, they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you. He ordered the dismantling of police checkpoints on highways, which were being used to shake down motorists for bribes
- shake hands
- press hands with, clasp another's hand (as in greeting)
- shake hands
- take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
- shake in one's shoes
- tremble with fear
- shake off
- get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
- shake off
- If you shake off someone who is following you, you manage to get away from them, for example by running faster than them. I caught him a lap later, and although I could pass him I could not shake him off He was unaware that they had shaken off their pursuers
- shake off
- If you shake off something that you do not want such as an illness or a bad habit, you manage to recover from it or get rid of it. Businessmen are trying to shake off habits learned under six decades of a protected economy He was generally feeling bad. He just couldn't shake it off
- shake off
- get rid of, agitate
- shake off
- get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
- shake off
- If you shake off someone who is touching you, you move your arm or body sharply so that they are no longer touching you. He grabbed my arm. I shook him off She shook off his restraining hand
- shake one's ears
- expose one's feelings, express one's emotions
- shake one's faith
- change one's beliefs
- shake one's head
- move one's head from side to side
- shake one's sides with laughing
- burst with laughter, laugh uncontrollably
- shake out
- If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust. While the water was heating she decided to shake out the carpet I took off my poncho, shook it out, and hung it on a peg by the door. see also shake-out
- shake out
- move back and forth; diversify
- shake together
- associate with, hang around with
- 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
- shake-out
- shake-out shake-outs in AM, use shakeout A shake-out is a major set of changes in a system or an organization which results in a large number of companies closing or a large number of people losing their jobs. This should be the year of a big shake-out in Italian banking
- shake-up
- shake-up shake-ups in AM, use shakeup A shake-up is a major set of changes in an organization or a system. a radical shake-up of the secondary education system
- shake-up
- the act of imposing a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup"
- wind shake
- A crack or separation between growth rings in timber, attributed to the straining of tree trunks in high winds