English dictionary
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English verb: shake up | |||
| 1. | shake up (motion) shock physically | ||
| Samples | Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game. | ||
| Synonyms | bump around, jar | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| 2. | shake up (social) organize anew | ||
| Samples | We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under. | ||
| Synonyms | reorganise, reorganize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | organise, organize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | retool, revise | ||
| 3. | shake up (motion) shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) | ||
| Synonyms | succuss | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitate, shake | ||
| 4. | shake up (emotion) stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of | ||
| Samples | These stories shook the community. The civil war shook the country. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to shake up Sue | ||
| Synonyms | excite, shake, stimulate, stir | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | affright, animate, arouse, elate, enliven, exalt, excite, fright, frighten, fuel, inspire, intoxicate, invigorate, invite, lift up, pick up, scare, sex, tempt, thrill, tickle, titillate, turn on, uplift, vibrate, wind up | ||
| 5. | shake up (contact) change the arrangement or position of | ||
| Synonyms | agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, stir up, vex | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beat, poke, rile, roil, scramble, toss | ||
| 6. | shake up (contact) make fuller by shaking | ||
| Samples | Fluff up the pillows. | ||
| Synonyms | fluff up, plump up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitate, shake | ||
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