shake
/ʃeɪk/ verb (past tense shook, past participle shaken)Translation
MOVE [I, T] › to make quick, short movements from side to side or up and down, or to make something or someone do this
sarsmak, silkelemek, sallamak
He was shaking with nerves. We heard a loud bang, and then the house began to shake. Shake the bottle.1633 shake hands › to hold someone's hand and move it up and down when you meet them for the first time, or when you make an agreement with them
el sıkışmak
The two leaders smiled and shook hands for the photographers. I shook hands with him.21182338 shake your head › to move your head from side to side to mean 'no'
kafasını sallamak; başını hayır anlamında sallamak
16331946SHOCK [T] › to shock or upset someone
sarsmak, perişan etmek, allak bullak etmek
[often passive] No one was injured in the crash, but the driver was badly shaken.9851976VOICE [I] › If your voice shakes, you sound very nervous or frightened.
shake sth off phrasal verb sesi titremek
996568 › to get rid of an illness or something that is causing you problems
shake sb off phrasal verb ...dan/den kurtulmak/paçasını kurtarmak; atlatmak
I hope I can shake off this cold before the weekend.785 › to succeed in escaping from someone who is following you
shake sth out phrasal verb atlatmak, kurtulmak, yakayı sıyırmak
1622 › to hold something that is made of cloth at one end and move it up and down in order to get rid of dirt
shake sb up phrasal verb silkelemek
1633 › If an unpleasant experience shakes someone up, it makes them feel shocked and upset.
sarsmak, şok etmek, üzmek, canını sıkmak
The accident really shook him up.985997(Definition of shake verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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