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English adjective: shakedown | |||
| 1. | shakedown intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system | ||
| Samples | A shakedown cruise. | ||
English noun: shakedown | |||
| 1. | shakedown (event) initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state | ||
| Samples | The new industry's economic shakedown. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accommodation, adjustment, fitting | ||
| 2. | shakedown (act) a very thorough search of a person or a place | ||
| Samples | A shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hunt, hunting, search | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
| 3. | shakedown (act) extortion of money (as by blackmail) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extortion | ||
| Domain usage | argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular | ||
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